Into the Labyrinth : A PhD Comprehensive Portfolio

OER definitional note

Open educational resources (OER) are free, openly accessible, openly licensed educational materials (text, media, and digital assets) that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and other purposes (UNESCO, 2019a). The term OER encompasses publicly accessible materials available to anyone to reuse, remix, revise, improve and redistribute under license formats that frequently include Creative Commons licensing frameworks.

In 2019, the UN General Conference adopted a recommendation outlining five areas of action for OER: a) build capacity to create, access, re-use, adapt and redistribute OER; b) foster supporting policies; c) inspire inclusive, accessible, and equitable OER; d) develop models to sustain OER; and e) accelerate international teamwork (UNESCO, 2019a).

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