Topic 4 discussion

This article is talking about open learning. And “open learning” has connected to the “OER”. What is OER? It refers to Open Education Resources. Also, there is a new definition came out: OER enabled edagogy. This refers to a creteria when people evaluate if this open learning format effective or not.

There also have an activity called 5R that define Open Learning:

1. Reservation – The right to make, own and control copies of the Content
2. Reuse – The right to use the content in multiple ways
3. Revise – the right to adjust, adjust, modify or change the content itself
4. Remix – The right to combine original or revised content with other materials to create new content
5. Redistribution – The right to share a copy of the original content, your modifications, or your remix with others

Wiley, D., & Hilton III, J. L. (2018), Paragraph 5

What can students learn from using OER?

• Students can show what have learned and help next generation students learning either.
• Every learner facing a challenge of moving a knowledge from one environment to another environment. This method can help people learning both present and future.
• Letting students make textbook together.

Conclusion

It is obvious that OER cost more than commercial material at early phase. The problem is that educator should well organized on how to create thhe textbook . Also, educator should be care about there is no moral and ethic problem. When more and more educators realized the benefit of open learning, the resourse of open learning material can be various and rich very soon.

REFERENCE

Wiley, D., & Hilton III, J. L. (2018). Defining OER-Enabled Pedagogy. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 19(4). https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v19i4.3601