Identifying Tensions in the Use of Open Licenses in OER Repositories

We present an analysis of 50 repositories for educational content conducted through an "audit system" that helped us classify these repositories, their software systems, promoters, and how they communicated their licensing practices. We randomly accessed five resources from each repository...

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Autores principales:	Tel Amiel, Tiago Chagas Soares
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2016
Materias:	repositories open licenses audit commons Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:26f5c04bf5ca4754a21be8865365cb762021-12-02T16:59:54ZIdentifying Tensions in the Use of Open Licenses in OER Repositories10.19173/irrodl.v17i3.24261492-3831https://doaj.org/article/26f5c04bf5ca4754a21be8865365cb762016-05-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2426https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831We present an analysis of 50 repositories for educational content conducted through an "audit system" that helped us classify these repositories, their software systems, promoters, and how they communicated their licensing practices. We randomly accessed five resources from each repository to investigate the alignment of licensing information between the resources themselves, metadata pages and overall site policies. We identified a high level of incongruity that could lead to a limited impact in OER use and reuse. We discuss the lack of guidance in implementation of such repositories, particularly to those who do not have wide institutional support to implement such systems. We finalize with a critical discussion on the emphasis given to licensing in the OER movement, and how it may be an evidence of a clash between the social and legal commons. Tel AmielTiago Chagas SoaresAthabasca University Pressarticlerepositoriesopen licensesauditcommonsSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 17, Iss 3 (2016)
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description	We present an analysis of 50 repositories for educational content conducted through an "audit system" that helped us classify these repositories, their software systems, promoters, and how they communicated their licensing practices. We randomly accessed five resources from each repository to investigate the alignment of licensing information between the resources themselves, metadata pages and overall site policies. We identified a high level of incongruity that could lead to a limited impact in OER use and reuse. We discuss the lack of guidance in implementation of such repositories, particularly to those who do not have wide institutional support to implement such systems. We finalize with a critical discussion on the emphasis given to licensing in the OER movement, and how it may be an evidence of a clash between the social and legal commons.
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title	Identifying Tensions in the Use of Open Licenses in OER Repositories
title_short	Identifying Tensions in the Use of Open Licenses in OER Repositories
title_full	Identifying Tensions in the Use of Open Licenses in OER Repositories
title_fullStr	Identifying Tensions in the Use of Open Licenses in OER Repositories
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Identifying Tensions in the Use of Open Licenses in OER Repositories

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