TY - JOUR
T1 - Open educational resources in Canada 2015
AU - McGreal, Rory
AU - Anderson, Terry
AU - Conrad, Dianne
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© McGreal, Anderson, and Conrad.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Canada's important areas of expertise in open educational resources (OER) are beginning to be built upon or replicated more broadly in all education and training sectors. This paper provides an overview of the state of the art in OER initiatives and open higher education in general in Canada, providing insights into what is happening nationally and provincially. There are growing examples of OER initiatives from several Canadian institutions offering free courses to Canadians and international learners. National open education initiatives include the federal government's Open Data pilot project and the Council of Ministers of Education of Canada (CMEC) support for the Open Educational Resource Paris Declaration, as well as Creative Commons Canada. Regionally, the western provinces of British Columbia and Alberta are supporting OER as part of major open education initiatives.
AB - Canada's important areas of expertise in open educational resources (OER) are beginning to be built upon or replicated more broadly in all education and training sectors. This paper provides an overview of the state of the art in OER initiatives and open higher education in general in Canada, providing insights into what is happening nationally and provincially. There are growing examples of OER initiatives from several Canadian institutions offering free courses to Canadians and international learners. National open education initiatives include the federal government's Open Data pilot project and the Council of Ministers of Education of Canada (CMEC) support for the Open Educational Resource Paris Declaration, as well as Creative Commons Canada. Regionally, the western provinces of British Columbia and Alberta are supporting OER as part of major open education initiatives.
KW - Canada
KW - MOOC
KW - OER
KW - Open educational resources
KW - Policy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84945977648&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.19173/irrodl.v16i5.2404
DO - 10.19173/irrodl.v16i5.2404
M3 - Journal Article
AN - SCOPUS:84945977648
SN - 1492-3831
VL - 16
SP - 161
EP - 175
JO - International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
JF - International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
IS - 5
ER -