Exploring Recent OER Research and the Need to Address Experiences, Efficacy and Equity | PhilOnEdTech

In the last couple of years, surveys and studies have uncovered key differences in what people know, believe, and actually do in relation to Open Educational Resources (OER). A number of these articles and studies use the Hewlett Foundation’s definition of OER: ”teaching, learning, and research materials that are free for people everywhere to use and repurpose.” UNESCO offers another common OER definition: “Open Educational Resources (OERs) are teaching, learning and research materials in any medium – digital or otherwise – that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license” (Wiley, 2019, para. 8). With these definitions in mind, what do the surveys tell us?

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