Why get involved in the OER movement?
There are many advantages:
- The University can fulfil its role in creating, sharing and disseminating knowledge
- The quality of educational programmes provided can be improved by exploiting high-quality resources developed by other teachers, sometimes using significant financial resources
- The time and energy devoted to developing learning resources are shared within a large community of teachers
- Collaborative networks are developed around the resources that accumulate, evolve and multiply
- Support is provided for lifelong learning
- The visibility and reputation of the teachers and their institution are enhanced
- New materials can be developed faster