A Survey of OER Implementations in 13 Higher Education Institutions | The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning

The investigation looks into 13 different OER implementations at the postsecondary level: three community colleges and one university. Four are in the United States; three universities and one Indigenous college in Canada; and five international universities - in Africa, the Middle East, South America, and Southeast Asiaⁱ.

The format of the investigation followed a standard five-point inquiry model:

1. Opportunity: Why did they decide to implement OER?
2. Innovation: What did they do?
3. Benefits: What were the outcomes of the intervention?
4. Challenges: What were the problems in the implementation?
5. Potential: How do they see the future of the project?