OER – Opening up learning

Reflections on the closure of the OER Foundation and the implications for OER policies worldwide

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Paul Bacsich

The recent announcement of the impending closure of the OER Foundation (based in Otago in New Zealand) has drawn attention again to the sustainability (or not) of major OER initiatives and the longevity of OER policies. Acting on this we decided to do one of our rapid AI-assisted reviews of the current state of the OER domain. The results were challenging. For speed, this review initially started with a series of seven questions put to ChatGPT (version 5.2) - which we have used a lot over the last three years for policy anal

OER World Map

Posted on August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 by charlottedoodyelearning

Did you know that OER World Map data is held in the Virtual Education Wiki? Visit the wiki. https://videopress.com/v/04oVLCvv?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true

New beta repository of policy-related studies on OER

Posted on December 6, 2021November 20, 2023 by Paul Bacsich

Responding to demand from researchers and policy analysts we are gradually copying all the public reports from the EU-funded POERUP project and all our associated OER-relevant projects onto a repository called Policies for OER Uptake. This is hosted on the Canvas LMS which we use for much of our teaching and content development for ourselves … Continue reading New beta repository of policy-related studies on OER