Open Educational Resources (OER)

An interdisciplinary research group that (1) conducts original, rigorous, empirical research on the impact of OER adoption on a range of educational outcomes, and (2) designs and shares methodological and conceptual frameworks for studying the impact of OER adoption. Sponsored by: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Lumen Learning, Brigham Young University.

Funded by the Hewlett Foundation and situated in the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at The Open University (OU) in the UK seeking to establish an evidence base regarding the benefits of OER.