@techreport { title = {Open Educational Resources – Opportunities and challenges for higher education}, year = {2008}, month = {/2008}, author = {Yuan, Li and MacNeill, Sheila and Kraan, Wilbert}, keywords = {higher education, challenges, reuse, repository, OER projects}, language = {eng}, publisher = {Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) CETIS}, pages = {1-34}, abstract = {This briefing paper [looks] at the latest developments and trends in Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives worldwide and serves as a quick introduction to funding bodies, institutions and educators who are interested in OER initiatives. The paper includes three sections: a) the conceptual and contextual issues of Open Educational Resources; b) current OER initiatives: their scale, approaches, main issues and challenges; and c) trends emerging in Open Educational Resources, with respect to future research and activities.}, url = {http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/images/0/0b/OER_Briefing_Paper.pdf}, attachments = {OER_Briefing_Paper.pdf}, }