This outline of open educational resources provides a way of navigating concepts and topics in relation to the open educational resources (OER) movement.
Definitions
Concepts of open Gratis vs. libre Free cultural work and Free content Open content Openness Digital freedom Libre knowledge Open knowledge
Relationship to other educational concepts Open education Adult Education Self-directed Learning Prior Learning Assessment (PLA/PLAR) Distance Education Online Education
Goals and aims The Cape Town Open Education Declaration (2007) UNESCO 2012 Paris OER Declaration 2009 Dakar Declaration on Open Educational Resources Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities
How to design learning using OER Personal Growth Professional Development Formal Instructional Design
Tools
Access and delivery Open access OpenCourseWare Distance learning Virtual learning environment Open format
Learning Open educational resources (OER) Recursos educativos abiertos (OER in Spanish) OER Commons Connexions Open textbooks Open content MIT OpenCourseWare Open access journals Learning objects
Licensing Creative Commons license Open Content License GNU Free Documentation License Copyleft
Methods/Philosophy Open learning Open educational practices Connectivism Heutagogy Open supported learning Flexible learning E-learning theory
Types of learning experiences MOOCs Personal learning environments Networked learning Blended learning Virtual learning environment Purpose-centered learning
Programs and initiatives Athabasca University in Canada OER initiatives Open university OER Foundation OER Universitas OER Africa Khan Academy Open University in the United Kingdom The Saylor Foundation Wikibooks Wikiversity WikiEducator Open.Michigan Commonwealth of Learning Open Learning for Development
Governance, policies and standards Open educational resources policy Open-door academic policy United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2011 Commonwealth of Learning and UNESCO Guidelines on Open Educational Resources in Higher Education 2011 Commonwealth of Learning and UNESCO A Basic Guide to Open Educational Resources
References
External links