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The challenge of meeting the growing demand for higher education with limited increases in resources and with the ongoing rollout of ICT infrastructure into higher education institutions have created a unique situation. It has become increasingly important for educational institutions to support, in a planned and systematic manner:

  • Development and improvement of curricula;
  • Ongoing programme and course design;
  • Organisation of interactive contact sessions with students;
  • Development of quality teaching and learning materials; and
  • Design of effective assessment tools for diverse environments.

OER can make a significant contribution to this process. Its transformative educational potential revolves around four linked possibilities:

  1. Making educational resources easily available can contribute to transparency and the improvement of quality in the higher education system;
  2. Building capacity for the creation of OER can be an attractive element in the professional development of academic staff;
  3. OER can be used to optimize deployment of institutional staff and budgets; and
  4. Involving students in the adaptation of OER engages them more actively in the learning process.


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