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− | In this chapter, we will briefly discuss what is OER and how you can use this toolkit will help you to create, re-purpose and publish OER. | + | In this chapter, we will briefly discuss what is OER and how you can use this toolkit to create, re-purpose and publish OER. |
| === What is OER === | | === What is OER === |
− | This toolkit proposes to enable teachers to use FOSS tools to create and re-purpose OER. . The term Open Educational Resource (OER) was coined at the 2002 UNESCO Forum on Open Courseware. Subsequently, its definition has been updated to the following: | + | This toolkit proposes to enable teachers to use FOSS tools to create and re-purpose OER. The term Open Educational Resource ([[wikipedia:Open_educational_resources|OER]]) was coined at the 2002 [http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002225/222585e.pdf UNESCO Forum on Open Courseware]. Subsequently, its definition has been updated to the following: |
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| …teaching, learning and research materials in any medium, digital or otherwise, that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions” (2012 Paris OER declaration). | | …teaching, learning and research materials in any medium, digital or otherwise, that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions” (2012 Paris OER declaration). |