Unit 1. OER/OEP concept, history and contexts

Assignment 1 – Defining OERs

Aim of the assignment
Having completed this assignment, you will be able to produce a definition of OER.

Task
[10:00-10:30] – Institutional (national) group work

  1. Search on the internet information and resources on the concept of open educational resources (OER). We suggest to use the following source:

A Basic Guide to Open Educational Resources (OER) by Neil Butcher

(http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002158/215804e.pdf)

  1. Identify a number of typical characteristics of OERs
  2. Discuss with your colleagues the findings and produce a possible definition of OER

The result expected
After undertaking these tasks, you will have developed skills to define what are OERs.