File: Instructional Practices
Evaluating the Quality of OER
Olena Zhadko and Susan Ko
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If you need a structured approach to evaluate and select OER, this document provides clear criteria and practical considerations. This resource adapted by UVA OER practitioners makes the review process much easier and more systematic.
This list of criteria is suitable for any type of OER, including an open textbook or individual OER artifacts/objects. This guide is intended for individual faculty or those supporting them. Not all criteria will apply in every case, but the criteria can serve as a general framework for the evaluation and selection process. Depending on the subject or course material you already have, or what you are seeking, one or more of these criteria may be more important or have greater priority.
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