O uso de recursos educacionais abertos no ensino superior: potencialidade, desafio e oportunidade

Abstract

Globally, Higher Education has been impelled to “openness”, namely, by open access publishing, by strengthening open and distance learning pathways, and by supporting pedagogical practices resorting to educational resources that are dynamic, holistic and technologically up-to-date. Such scenario includes the use and creation of free resources concerning access, transformation and sharing – Open Educational Resources (OER).

Regarded as a strategic partner in the OER movement, Higher Education is a priority field of action and research. Nevertheless, transversal challenges remain unaddressed, such as, awareness raising around OER, creation and strengthening of collaborative networks, capacity development and research. Literature underlines the need of expanding the institutional and pedagogical use of OER in Higher Education, supporting their agents within a comprehensive vision, as well as the need of developing an in-depth knowledge of such process, aiming to transform current educational practices in open educational practices

The paper will identify the rationale, main objectives, features, actions and methodological options behind a research study in our doctoral project, currently under development in the University of Aveiro, materialized in multi-case study, in two contexts – Portugal and Mozambique – oriented by the following main research question “How is OER being used in Portuguese and Mozambican higher education institutions and what collaborative model(s) can be adequate to its promotion and adoption, at an institutional and educational level?”.