[Oer-community] educational policy and OER

Fri Oct 8 20:22:04 MDT 2010

Hi,

Theo I think you have made a great point. I do think enterprise policies can co-exist with OER. In fact I believe they can go hand in hand. 

In case of publishing irrespective of growth of OERs, books will still have value. I doubt there will be day where universities can function without books and other reference materials. If a publisher allows OER to publish selective materials from the book and in turn OER mentions the publisher/book on website. Assuming content is valuable, students or self learners would definitely like to buy the book for rest of the contents. In this process OER was able to publish more material than earlier and publisher benefits from increased sales. 

There has been many discussion over sustainability of OER. If we can find similar models that builds a mutualistic relationship between enterprises and OER/OCW, we can have unprecedented growth. 

Are there any other areas in OER where enterprise can add value?

Regards

Sabya

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I am not sure I can...easily at least!

OERs displace something from an enterprise policy and therefore the wealth/employment displaced needs to be replaced and ideally increased somehow - it's analogous to whether public transport and private transport firms can coexist....obviously they can

With open source software, the value transferred from product economics to customer economics....maybe that is the argument. To get publishers to embrace OERs they need to create/add value somewhere at the customer interface....maybe they manage versioning, rating, license infringement etc 

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On 8 Oct 2010, at 20:32, Mary Lou Forward <mlforward at ocwconsortium.org> wrote:

Thanks, Theo.

Absolutely.  Open presents interesting opportunities for such alignments.  Publishing is a great example.  How do you see broader commercial policy fitting in with OER?

Mary Lou

On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Theo Lynn <theo.lynn at dcu.ie> wrote:

Mary Lou

A related theme is how educational policy (which targets educational institutions etc) and enterprise policy (which targets commercial enterprise e.g. publishers) can be aligned and whether they should at all?

Rgds

Theo

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On 8 Oct 2010, at 17:56, Mary Lou Forward wrote:

So far in this discussion we've seen some interesting debates emerge: the value of peer-reveiw to OER, how much cost should factor into starting or sustaining a project, envisioning an overall goal for the movement, applications of OER in education and other sectors, and the degree to which educators should be obliged to share. I'd like to also consider Educational Policy as a topic, which corresponded with the overall theme of the OCW Consortium's 2010 global conference. Policy can certainly facilitate the adoption of OER, both for use and production. What role do policy makers play in the OER movement? What policies would most help move things forward? At what level (institutional, local, national)?

A few examples to consider:

The New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework (http://www.e.govt.nz/policy/nzgoal) was approved on July 5 2010 as guidance for state agencies to release materials for re-use using Creative Commons licenses or clear “no known rights” statemtns for non-copyright material. The framework specifically acknowledges that “significant creative and economic potential may lie dormant in such copyright and non-copyright materials when locked up in agencies and not released on terms allowing re-use by others”.

Wikiwijs is a national OER initiative in the Netherlands, lauched by the Minister of Education. It aims to stimulate the development and use of OER by providing a repository of OER, tools for educators, support for creating and using materials, and referrals to other materials. www.wikiwijs.nl; presentation:http://www.slideshare.net/OCWConsortium/wikiwijs-a-nation-wide-initiative-20100505

The State Board of Community and Technical Colleges of Washington State (US) passed a resolution on June 17, 2010 stating “All digital software, educational resources and knowledge produced through competitive grants, offered through and/or managed by the SBCTC, will carry a Creative Commons Attribution License.” <http://www.sbctc.edu/general/admin/Tab_9_Open_Licensing_Policy.pdf> www.sbctc.edu/general/admin/Tab_9_Open_Licensing_Policy.pdf

We look forward to hearing your perspectives.

Mary Lou

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