European Network for Catalysing Open Resources in Education
New report from the ENCORE+ project, focused on Quality in OER. This report introduces quality concepts and approaches related to OER. It provides an overview of definitions of quality for OER and suggests a conceptual mapping as well as an overview of major issues related to quality for OER. It also identifies recommendations for policymakers […]
This report provides the results of the evaluation of the ENCORE+ Quality Transparency Framework (ENCORE QTF). The QTF enables repositories to make their quality practices visible and explicit, and is described in ENCORE+ deliverable D5.2. The QTF was developed through extensive consultation with the OER community as part of the activities of the ENCORE+ project. […]
Building the ENCORE+ Quality Transparency Framework (ENCORE QTF) The workshops and expert consultations conducted by ENCORE+ initiative during 2022 concluded that practices which OER repositories employ to develop the quality of the repository – called “quality approaches of repositories” – have to be made transparent. Transparency would allow users to understand upfront or in the […]
When the important restrictions on travel and face-to-face contact which were introduced to alleviate the Covid-19 pandemic began to be relaxed it became possible for the ENCORE+ team here to meet with our stakeholders at various in-person events. These included OER22 in London, UK and Open Education Global in-person congress in Nantes, France. Over the […]
New report from the ENCORE+ project, focused on Quality in OER. This report titled “Credentialing learning in the European OER Ecosystem“, based on expert interviews, has been produced by the ENCORE+ project to examine credentialing methodologies in the European OER ecosystem. It is intended to provide impetus to discussion, and so to move forward both […]
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, […]
In our upcoming ENCORE+ Circle event, focused on Quality on European Open Educational Resources, we will present and discuss our findings so far. Since the first circle events we have not only started a survey where we have asked several experts about their statements, fears and hopes for OER in Europe, but have also organized […]
What? Invitation to a moderated peer working group of repositories. Who? Repositories, Owners of collections, quality managers, experts, open educators. How? Peer working group with 4 meetings over 6 months. Objetive? OER repositories mutually explore practices of addressing their constituency, the community of educators and learners and analyse successful concepts to create impact. When? The […]
The first ENCORE+ circle event on OER quality in Europe – and the road ahead 25th, 2021, more than 30 stakeholders from all over the world came together to discuss the future of OER quality in Europe. The event served as an inspiring kick-off to a series of quality circle events facilitated by the ENCORE+ […]
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 […]
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