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Open Educational Resources -- A Must for Education System in Romania.

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Title: Open Educational Resources -- A Must for Education System in Romania.
Authors: CONDRUZ-BACESCU, Monica1 monicabacescu@yahoo.com
Source: eLearning & Software for Education. 2019, Vol. 4, p296-302. 7p.
Subject Terms: *Open educational resources, *Electronic textbooks, *Government policy, *Educational change, Nongovernmental organizations
Geographic Terms: Romania
Company/Entity: UNESCO
Abstract: The paper focuses on the concept of open educational resources (OER) and their influence on Romanian education system. The concept of OER appeared in 2002 at the UNESCO forum, representing any kind of didactic projects, course materials, textbooks, video materials, multimedia applications or files from the Internet, used in the teaching-learning process. They are used free of charge by teachers or students. Another important issue approached is the advantages and risks of using OER. Some of the advantages are: access to quality education for a larger number of persons; growing the community's interest in education; stimulation of innovation; low cost. And the risks are: low relative priority of the subject in the education reform; it is impossible to control the OER quality; there is not a viable business model based on OER. The last part of the paper deals with OER in Romania. The concept of open educational resources is new in Romania, even if in practice we find examples of such materials. The introduction of digital textbooks is one of the new projects proposed by the Ministry of Education. Like all over the world, the private sector - businesses or non-governmental organizations - is more dynamic and connected to the latest ideas. It is no surprise, therefore, that even with regard to OER, we find several exploratory attempts, some of which are relatively successful: DidaTec, Edu.moodle.ro, Didactic.ro, Education.inmures.ro. The conclusion is that the digital dimension of education will become more important in the years to come and that it is a phenomenon that we can not control. Romania has three major options: let things grow naturally; speed up the process by stimulating the creation and use of OER through public policy measures; force a rapid shift from traditional resources to OER through major investments and specific legislation. Of the three options we recommend the second, the one of equilibrium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:The paper focuses on the concept of open educational resources (OER) and their influence on Romanian education system. The concept of OER appeared in 2002 at the UNESCO forum, representing any kind of didactic projects, course materials, textbooks, video materials, multimedia applications or files from the Internet, used in the teaching-learning process. They are used free of charge by teachers or students. Another important issue approached is the advantages and risks of using OER. Some of the advantages are: access to quality education for a larger number of persons; growing the community's interest in education; stimulation of innovation; low cost. And the risks are: low relative priority of the subject in the education reform; it is impossible to control the OER quality; there is not a viable business model based on OER. The last part of the paper deals with OER in Romania. The concept of open educational resources is new in Romania, even if in practice we find examples of such materials. The introduction of digital textbooks is one of the new projects proposed by the Ministry of Education. Like all over the world, the private sector - businesses or non-governmental organizations - is more dynamic and connected to the latest ideas. It is no surprise, therefore, that even with regard to OER, we find several exploratory attempts, some of which are relatively successful: DidaTec, Edu.moodle.ro, Didactic.ro, Education.inmures.ro. The conclusion is that the digital dimension of education will become more important in the years to come and that it is a phenomenon that we can not control. Romania has three major options: let things grow naturally; speed up the process by stimulating the creation and use of OER through public policy measures; force a rapid shift from traditional resources to OER through major investments and specific legislation. Of the three options we recommend the second, the one of equilibrium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:2066026X
DOI:10.12753/2066-026X-18-256