The sustained reach and impact of open educational resources

Rolfe, Vivien

Abstract

From 2009 to 2012, De Montfort University participated in the UK Open Educational Resource (OER) programme releasing bioscience materials, with the Virtual Analytical Laboratory (VAL), the SCOOTER Project and generic materials released in Biology Courses (Rolfe 2015). VAL OER were released on a static HTML website, whilst for phases 2 and 3, the premise was to use search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques to enhance discovery by the liberal distribution of OER on the web, with hyperlinks back to project WordPress blogs to drive web traffic (Rolfe & Griffin 2011).

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: Open Educational Resources 2015 (OER15)
• Start Date: Apr 14, 2015
• End Date: Apr 15, 2015
• Publication Date: Apr 14, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 6, 2019
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: open educational resources, OERs, open education, education sustainability, educational impact
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/835863
• Publisher URL: https://oer15.oerconf.org
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : Open Educational Resources 2015 (OER15)