CETIS Other Publication 2013:X01.

Writing in Book Sprints

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Outlines a novel approach taken by Jisc and Cetis to synthesise and disseminate the technical outputs and findings of three years of HEFCE funded UKOER Programmes. Rather than employing a consultant [...]

CETIS Other Publication 2013:X03.

The Learning Registry: social networking for open educational resources?

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This paper reflects on Cetis’ involvement with the Learning Registry and Jisc’s Learning Registry Node Experiment at Mimas (The JLeRN Experiment), and their application [...]

CETIS Other Publication 2013:X02.

New approaches to describing and discovering open educational resources

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This paper reports and reflects on the innovative technical approaches adopted by UKOER projects to resource description, search engine optimisation and resource [...]

CETIS White Paper 2013:WP01.

MOOCs and Open Education: Implications for Higher Education

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This report sets out to help decision makers in higher education institutions gain a better understanding of the phenomenon of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) and trends towards greater [...]

CETIS Other Publication 2012:X01.

Into the wild – Technology for open educational resources

Into the Wild (Cover)

Reflections on three years of the UK OER Programmes.

Between 2009 and 2012 the Higher Education Funding Council funded a series of programmes to encourage higher education institutions in the UK to release existing educational content as Open Educational Resources. The HEFCE funded UK OER Programme was run and managed by the JISC and [...]

CETIS Report 2012:R02.

The roles of libraries and information professionals in Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives

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Executive Summary This report contains the findings of a study carried out by the Centre for Academic Practice & [...]

CETIS Report 2010:R03.

CETIS OER Technical Support Project Final Report

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Summary: The CETIS OER Technical Support Project was funded by JISC to provide support to the JISC HEA Open Educational Resources Pilot programme. Additional support was provided to the programme through CETIS core. Support provided to the programme include advising JISC on the technical direction, setting technical guidelines [...]

CETIS White Paper 2008:WP01.

Open Educational Resources – Opportunities and Challenges for Higher Education

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Higher education institutions around the world have been using the Internet and other digital technologies to develop and distribute teaching and learning for decades. Recently, Open Educational Resources (OER) have gained increased attention for their potential and promise to obviate demographic, [...]