ERIC Number: EJ1104069
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 20
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OER Usage by Instructional Designers and Training Managers in Corporations
Merkel, Eli; Cohen, Anat
Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning, v11 p237-256 2015
Since the development of Open Educational Resources (OERs), different models regarding the usage of these resources in education have appeared in the literature. Wiley's 4-Rs model is considered to be one of the leading models. Research based on Wiley's model shows that using materials without making changes is the most common use. Compared to the extensive literature regarding OER usage in education, the literature barely deals with OER usage by instructional designers or training managers in corporations. The purpose of this research is to examine the OER usage of these two stakeholders, distinguishing between Little and Big OER repositories, in which Little OER repositories such as YouTube and Wikipedia aren't necessarily designed to fulfill educational purposes. Findings show that these stakeholders almost use only Little repositories and that their usage level is higher than what is documented in the literature: they mostly Revise--modify the form of the resource, and Remix--combine different resources to create new ones. These differences can be explained by the fact that materials from Little OER repositories are raw materials, requiring further editing and adjustment. Significant differences between instructional designers' and training managers' usage of OERs were found regarding the Reuse level of resources from internal repositories and the Google Images repository, and the frequency of this Reuse.
Descriptors: Resource Units, Computer Uses in Education, Corporate Education, Instructional Design, Administrators, Stakeholders, Differences, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Likert Scales, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Tests/Questionnaires; Reports - Research
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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