Guidance on Open Educational Practices during COVID-19 pandemic

At this critical moment, the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE) and the UNESCO International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education (UNESCO INRULED) release a new publication “Guidance on Open Educational Practices during School Closures: Utilizing OER under COVID-19 Pandemic in line with UNESCO OER Recommendation” together with global partners. This publication is motivated and inspired by the UNESCO OER Recommendation and the innovative experiences worldwide. It aims to show the implications of using Open Educational Practices (OEP) and Open Educational Resources (OER) on learning outcomes. Particularly, it describes, through illustrative examples, innovative approaches to using OEP and OER worldwide during COVID-19 outbreak.

Full open access at https://iite.unesco.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Guidance-on-Open-Educational-Practices-during-School-Closures-English-Version-V1_0.pdf