From open educational resources to college credit: The approaches of Saylor academy

Over the past decade great progress has been made in improving the availability of Open Educational Resources (OER). However, one area in which OER has been deficient is in its ability to lead to college or university credit, something that many users of OER may desire. This article describes the wo...

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Published in:	Open praxis Vol. 6; no. 4; pp. 365 - 374
Main Authors:	Hilton III, John, Murphy, Lindsay, Ritter, Devon
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) 01-10-2014
Subjects:	accreditation Accreditation (Education) Curricula Education open access Open access publishing open educational resources open textbooks recognition Sustainability
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Summary:	Over the past decade great progress has been made in improving the availability of Open Educational Resources (OER). However, one area in which OER has been deficient is in its ability to lead to college or university credit, something that many users of OER may desire. This article describes the work done by the Saylor Academy in amalgamating OER in such a format that college credit is more easily attainable. We describe not only the theory behind what Saylor has done, but also provide details about the initial stages of their program implementation within specific accredited institutions.
Bibliography:	Open Praxis.jpg Open Praxis, Vol. 6, No. 4, Oct-Dec 2014: 365-374
ISSN:	2304-070X 1369-9997 2304-070X
DOI:	10.5944/openpraxis.6.4.140