Journal Article: Addressing the Technical Challenges of Open Educational Resources (Preprint)

The following article (preprint) is scheduled for final publication in Vol 19 No 1 of portal: Libraries and the Academy.
Title
Addressing the Technical Challenges of Open Educational Resources
Authors
Steven Ovadia
LaGuardia Community College/City University of New York
Source
portal: Libraries and the Academy
Vol 19 No 1 (Preprint)
Abstract

As open educational resources (OER) becomes a more established concept, its growth and continued success not only center around the creation of new content but also depend upon the development and evolution of existing content, licenses permitting. The evolution of and persistent access to existing content requires easily editable works and the ability to download local copies of OER files so that no technical limitations hinder what the license permits. Such measures as text files, OpenDocument formats, and version control present a way to keep OER content editable and shareable, in compliance with licenses. Librarians are uniquely positioned to help users understand those solutions

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