Designing with Open Educational Resources (OER)

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Designing with Open Educational Resources (OER)

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Designing with Open Educational Resources (OER)
The course Designing with Open Educational Resources (OER) is an online class provided by UMUC through edX. The skill level of the course is Introductory. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Learn about Open Education, Creative Commons attributions, and how to identify, evaluate, design and publish OER.

Course description

Today’s classrooms are dynamic, engaging and active learning spaces and our resources should be as well. Sadly, many of the available learning resources are too expensive or not dynamic or too broad to meet our instructional needs.   An essential skill for educators is to be able to infuse Open Educational Resources to meet the specific needs of their learners.  This course is an introduction to learning the tools and practices for Designing Open Educational Resources (OER). The course begins with an educational system review of Open Education and how the rise in popularity of Creative Commons attribution has promoted the open sharing of instructional materials in both K-12 and higher education learning environments.  Then, learners review how to identify instructional learning gaps, explore OER repositories and evaluate existing OER to identify educational and course materials to meet their needs.  The course culminates with hands-on activities for remixing OER as well as designing OER in various digital media to publish educational materials to meet specific instructional needs. No previous digital design or experience is required.  All course projects and activities utilize free or shareware based online resources and applications.

Prerequisites & Facts

Designing with Open Educational Resources (OER)

Course Topic

Education and Teacher Training

University, College, Institution

UMUC

Course Skill Level

Introductory

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

Degree & Cost

Designing with Open Educational Resources (OER)

To obtain a verified certificate from edX / UMUC you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate (49.00 USD) or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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School: UMUC
Topic: Education and Teacher Training