Lumen Learning,
which works to expand adoption of open educational resources (OER), is trying
to bring a little clarity to the OER conversation. The company is planning to
publish a set of guidelines and best practices available for free under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 that is scheduled for release in 2015.
5R Open Course Design Framework will offer training and
certification for educators and institutions in building effective OER content.
The publication will apply the five R’s—the ability to retain, reuse, revise,
remix, and redistribute educational content—to designing courses and will provide
third-party review of OER courses and programs.
“For any innovation, establishing common
practices for consistency and quality is an essential step on the path to
achieving widespread adoption,” Cable Green, director of global learning at
Creative Commons, said in a report for eCampus News.
