The Emperor’s new clothes, or: Why Open Education Resources (OER) will not save the education system

The calls for the necessity of OER are currently echoing in the education system. The topic occupies the forums and is celebrated at barcamps. At the same time, the education system itself is not open, but a closed system of closed systems with strictly guarded entrances and exits. Open, on the other hand, is at home in digital network culture and fundamentally contradicts the essence of the educational system. The latter systemically excludes Open. It denies and prevents systemic openness. For this reason, discussions and hopes are currently shifting to materials, to so-called teaching materials and their availability, to OER. The system begins to simulate openness in its interior by virtually expanding the boundaries of the reserve.