Motives and Tensions in the Release of Open Educational Resources: The UKOER Program

Autor/inn/en	Falconer, Isobel; Littlejohn, Allison; McGill, Lou; Beetham, Helen
Titel	Motives and Tensions in the Release of Open Educational Resources: The UKOER Program
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 32 (2016) 4, S.92-105 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
DOI	10.14742/ajet.2258
Schlagwörter	Open Education; Educational Resources; Foreign Countries; Access to Education; Federal Aid; Educational Finance; Grounded Theory; Pilot Projects; Program Descriptions; Reputation; Income; Access to Information; Capacity Building; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Bildungsmittel; Ausland; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Bildungsfonds; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Einkommen; Großbritannien
Abstract	Open educational resources (OER) have been promoted as a path to universal education, supporting economic development and intercultural dialogue. However, to realise these benefits requires greater understanding of the factors that influence both OER supply and use. This paper examines an aspect of the supply side of the OER lifecycle--the motives prompting release--and the resultant tensions in the release process. It draws evidence from a major program of OER release projects (UKOER) funded by the UK government. The paper sets the UKOER program within the global context of OER initiatives. It uses grounded theory to identify five candidate motive types. Then, by mapping the actions evident in the UKOER program against an organisational framework derived from an activity system, it examines tensions or contradictions encountered by the projects, revealing unstated motives. The findings will be of interest to funders, institutions and educators releasing OER as they reveal potential limitations and barriers to realising the benefits of OER. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01