European Network for Catalysing Open Resources in Education
OER Policy and Strategy: How to create models for a sustainable future? This paper comments on the current state of Open Educational Resources (OER) in Europe, in particular at the policy and strategy level. It challenges some of the altruistic, philanthropic and public good drivers underlying the OER movement by identifying the need to align […]
ENCORE+ OER Technology Position Paper No. 4 This fourth technological position paper has aimed to investigate the impact of LLMs (Large Language Models) like ChatGPT on the OER ecosystem. The ENCORE+ Networks, including stakeholders with different backgrounds, including academia and companies, has discussed opportunities and challenges posed by the adoption of intelligent agents. The case […]
ENCORE+ OER Technology Position Paper No. 3 This third technological position paper has aimed to explore stakeholders’ perspectives on Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for ensuring quality and sustainability in OER repositories and also considers ethical issues related to the use of these systems in education. The ENCORE + Network aims to increase the dialogue among […]
Open Educational Resources and Repositories: the role of technology Whether you are a developer, a content creator, or simply a user of Open Educational Resources, technology plays a fundamental role as a tool for streamlining processes, improving outcomes, and thus driving adoption of open resources among an ever-widening audience. The second Position Paper for the […]
Open Educational Resources and Repositories: the role of quality Thematic Peer Group Workshops as a method for building a community-oriented quality framework Quality for OER, respectively quality for open education is viewed as the single most important factor determining the uptake of OER in institutions and training contexts. This is stated in Position Paper 1, […]
A European Ecosystem for Innovation in Learning: Harnessing the Power of OER This second Position Paper from the ENCORE+ Innovation and Business Models Circle is a continuation of the development of the ENCORE+ project as a whole and the discussion in the first ‘Circle’ event where the core concepts for a vision for a European […]
OER Policy and Strategy: where next? This Position Paper comments on the current state of Open Educational Resources (OER) in Europe, in particular at the policy and strategy level. It challenges some of the altruistic, philanthropic and public good drivers underlying the OER movement by identifying the need to align new open solutions with the […]
A European Ecosystem for Innovation in Learning: Harnessing the Power of OER This position paper argues that there is an untapped potential for Open Educational Resources (OER) to support innovation in European learning. While there are viable, established strategies for OER, there is no integrated European OER university-business ecosystem able to identify, catalyse and share […]
Open Educational Resources and Repositories: the role of quality Towards a community-oriented Quality Review Framework for OER The issue of quality assurance is fundamental in supporting the uptake of OER. Research has shown that it “remains a concern despite availability of many guides and frameworks” (2017 CoL Global Report, 62). This holds true for stakeholders […]
Open Educational Resources and Repositories: the role of technology The position paper for the ENCORE+ Technology Circle argues that enabling technologies to enhance the potential of Open Education Resources and Repositories already exist, but they still have to be integrated in a joint process where stakeholders agree on the necessary standardization and interconnection to be […]
The Current State of OER in Europe: Going Beyond Altruism This paper comments on the current state of Open Educational Resources (OER) in Europe, in particular at the policy and strategy level. It challenges some of the altruistic, philanthropic and public good drivers underlying the OER movement by identifying the need to align new open […]
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