Open educational resources (OER) in the Spanish universities

Open educational resources (OERs) have become a key element in the development of quality education within the 2030 Agenda. This article discusses the current situation of OER in Spanish universities, analysing their publishing platforms, policies, strategies and incentives for authors. In addition,...

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Autores: Santos Hermosa, Gema, Estupinyà Pinyol, Eva, Nonó Rius, Brigit, Paris Folch, Maria Lidón, Prats Prat, Jordi
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:español
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/399602
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/399602
https://dx.doi.org/10.3145/epi.2020.nov.37
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Open educational resources
Teaching--Aids and devices
Educational technology
OER
Universities
Educational institutions
Institutional repositories
Educational innovation
Policies
Incentive
E-learning platforms
Ecosystem of services
OpenCourseWare
OCW
Recursos educatius oberts
Material didàctic
Tecnologia educativa
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Material didàctic
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Sumario:Open educational resources (OERs) have become a key element in the development of quality education within the 2030 Agenda. This article discusses the current situation of OER in Spanish universities, analysing their publishing platforms, policies, strategies and incentives for authors. In addition, the characteristics of the existing OERs in institutional repositories are analysed and a proposal for development stages, according to their purpose and level of openness, is presented. This study concludes that, although there is growing interest in OER, there is currently no general awareness of what OER is or what its creation entails. Interdisciplinary cooperation of the professionals involved is, therefore, essential to create OER that can be found, shared and reused.