A Systematic Review of Methods for Developing Open Educational Resources

Abstract

Educational resources, such as learning objects, have been more and more used in education and training context. The free and open distribution of these resources contributes to the dissemination of knowledge and facilitates access to information. Following this trend, Open Educational Resources (OER’s) have emerged to assist in the teaching and learning processes in general. Motivated by this scenario, the purpose of this paper is to characterize the state-of-the-art regarding the development, delivery and reuse of OER’s. A systematic literature review was conducted and some initiatives were identified and investigated. Additionally, a preliminary set of characteristics to be considered in the development of OER’s was also established. In general, we noticed a lack of systematic methods for the appropriate creation and adoption of OER’s. In this sense, this work provides guidance for new research and development in the area.