Open Educational Practices

A focus on instructional design

Abstract

Demand for higher education is increasing globally, and to help meet the demand, there are plenty of Open Educational Resources (OERs) available. OERs are openly licensed educational materials. Unfortunately, OERs are slow to be adopted. What is needed are Open Educational Practices (OEPs) which are policies, tools, and actions, among other things that create an environment suited to using OERs. This research aims to find ways to support OEP implementation, particularly the OEPs related to the design and development of effective courses. The research methods include action research on course design and ethnography to describe the organizational context. This poster presents emerging findings from the pilot study carried out at the Open Education Resource universitas (OERu).