What does the research tell us about the efficacy of OER: A Webcast Roundup

On May 5th, we hosted Dr. John Hilton III for a webcast to summarize the increasing body of research on the efficacy of OER. The most interesting takeaway messages included:

1. If use of Open Educational Resources (OER) is to become mainstream we need raise awareness of OER. The Babson report (2014) noted that many educators have still not heard about OER.