OER Knowledge CloudWeb ArticleA reflection on the OER debate: Every which way but looseA reflection on the OER debate: Every which way but looseBates, TonyThe OER debate is likely to continue for a long time, mainly outside this forum, but I want here to provide if not a wrap-up at least some personal conclusions from the debate so far. My original post, OER’s: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and Rory McGreal’s lengthy critique of my post, A defence of the OER movement: Any Which Way You Can, has interestingly generated more discussion on this web site than any other topic. If OER’s are not the main trend in e-learning, they certainly seem to generate the most emotion (or maybe my original post was just more provocative than usual). I’ll come back to this point later. ...20112011/03/18Online Learning and Distance Education ResourcesUnited Stateshttps://www.tonybates.ca/2011/03/18/a-reflection-on-the-oer-debate-every-which-way-but-loose/does not applydeveloping countriesOER advantages and disadvantagesOER debateOER movementOER qualityhttps://www.tonybates.ca/2011/03/18/a-reflection-on-the-oer-debate-every-which-way-but-loose/United States, North America