Senate Resolution on Open Educational Resources (OER)

"OER as a concept has already been the subject of coalition agreements at federal government[3] and federal state level[4] and receives support accordingly. The Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (KMK) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) have emphasised the positive impacts of OER with regard to  current stipulations concerning teaching and studying[5]. The OECD has also described OER as an instrument for innovation in teaching and learning[6]. The vision of largely unrestricted access to teaching materials is also gaining significance given the copyright issues with digital course materials."