OER & Open Education Practices
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Online
4 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
OER are basically openly licensed educational materials available online. The OER & Open Education Practices certification course has been designed with the objective to offer teachers the aid of freely available instructional materials. These materials can offer greater flexibility for teachers and give them the opportunity of sharing, using and reusing the knowledge.
The OER & Open Education Practices online training is conducted by the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai. The course schedule extends for four weeks and comes under the category of Teacher education. Learners who sign up for the accreditation can also receive an e-certificate containing their name, photograph, final percentage obtained, roll number, and logos of MHRD, SWAYAM and NITTTR.
The OER & Open Education Practices certification curriculum covers a wide range of concepts related to Open Education Practices and Open Educational Resources, ranging from the advantages and disadvantages of OER to the design, development and publishing of OER.
The Highlights
- Sample Youtube video for reference
- Course contents taught in the English language.
- Internal assessment tests
- End-term exam
- Study materials available
- Training imparted by National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai.
- Four-week training
- Elective course
Programme Offerings
- Sample YouTube video for reference
- elective course
- Course contents taught in the English language
- Four-week Training
- Internal assessment tests
- End-term exam
- Study materials available.
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai |
- Learners can enroll for the course free of cost. However, OER & Open Education Practices certification fee is Rs 1,000.
OER & Open Education Practices fee structure
Course | Fees |
OER & Open Education Practices (with certificate) | Rs 1,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
Certification qualifying details
Teachers who wish to get their hands on the OER & Open Education Practices certification must procure at least 10/30 in the internal assignments and score at least 30/70 in the final examination.
What you will learn
Teachers who finish the OER & Open Education Practices certification program can be assured of achieving crystal-clear knowledge of the below-mentioned concepts:
- Defining open licenses
- Understanding the role of creative commons
- Understanding how to use course materials and educational content available
- Exploring OER repositories
- Revising an existing OER.
- Publishing OER
Admission Details
- Check out the OER & Open Education Practices online course page by clicking on the under-mentioned link: https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/ntr21_ed18/preview
- Once you reach the programme page, select the ‘Sign-In/Register’ button to begin the enrollment process.
- You are required to sign in to the portal by using your login credentials (if any) or sign up with Swayam and verify your email address. Alternatively, you can use the credentials of your Facebook, Microsoft, or Google accounts to sign in.
- Now, fill out the application form with your basic details and click on ‘submit’.
- You will now be given uninterrupted access to the course contents.
Application Details
The OER & Open Education Practices certification course does not feature any other applications apart from the basic form that asks for personal and academic qualifications.
The Syllabus
- Introduction to Open Education and Open Educational Resources
- Discuss the need of open education and advantages of using OER in teaching learning process
- Define Open license and describe the role Creative Commons licensing plays in developing OER
- Explore OER repositories and evaluate the existing OER to identify educational content and course materials to meet their needs
- Explore various OER initiatives
- Locate and evaluate OER for a specific instructional purpose.
- Remix or Revise an existing OER
- Design
- develop and publish OER in variety of formats: text, image, video
Evaluation process
Teachers interested in obtaining accreditation for the OER & Open Education Practices online program must register and appear for the final-term, proctored exam conducted at the designated exam centres. The details regarding the exam centres, modes of payment, the cities in which the exams will be conducted, etc., will be available in the online registration URL published by Swayam towards the end of the course.
Instructors
National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
No, the course materials and the contents are free to access for everyone.
No, the OER & Open Education Practices online training can be easily completed without any extra guidance.
The e-certificates comprise the name, photograph, roll number and the final percentage obtained by the learner. Moreover, they also feature the logos of SWAYAM, NITTTR, MHRD.
The final score is the sum of the score obtained in the internal assessment tests( 30%) and the end-term examination (70%).