{"id":1189,"date":"2015-05-03T17:27:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T17:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliviahandyside.wordpress.com\/?p=40"},"modified":"2015-05-03T17:27:03","modified_gmt":"2015-05-03T17:27:03","slug":"topic-5-want-to-read-this-journal-thatll-be-20-please","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008-2015\/2015\/05\/03\/topic-5-want-to-read-this-journal-thatll-be-20-please\/","title":{"rendered":"Topic 5: Want to Read this Journal? That\u2019ll be \u00a320 Please."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oliviahandyside.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/open-education-resources.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-42 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/oliviahandyside.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/open-education-resources.jpg?w=421&#038;h=216\" alt=\"Open Education Resources\" width=\"421\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">(Image Credit: jisc.ac.uk)<\/p>\n<p>Wherever we look on the Internet we can gain information for free, but things are beginning to change. Increasing amounts of information are becoming only accessible if you\u2019re willing to pay for it, and it\u2019s an area which is being targeted as a strong and legitimate revenue stream for companies (Lepitak, 2013). <\/p>\n<p>For those not already familiar with the concept of Open Education Resources (OER\u2019s) the video below details how it works and presents some of the benefits of such a system. <\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='676' height='411' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cHQp33rbg5k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>From a personal perspective, having just completed my Dissertation my perspective on OER\u2019s is obviously influenced by this. Looking back at it, if I\u2019d had to pay just \u00a31 for access to each online journal I\u2019d read then it would have cost me a considerable amount of money, on top of the amount I\u2019m already paying to attend University. The danger is, if we start having to pay for access to resources the whole concept of University starts to become increasingly inaccessible for all but the privileged. This is highlighted in an article in Forbes where Baraniuk highlights that by making one of his books freely available online it has been downloaded 3 million times since 1999, particularly in the Developing world (Baraniuk, 2014). <\/p>\n<p>However, Research costs. Studies aren\u2019t free. And Academics need to make a living. If people aren\u2019t making money from licensing of their research there is a valid concern that the quality and quantity of Research may suffer. But there are plenty of people between Researchers and the Student who make money from our desire for knowledge. If OER are severely limited and become viewed as a good \u2018money-maker\u2019 surely there is a concern that prices will be driven up and quality could be compromised in an attempt to satisfy the demands of a Multi-National Company with the sole aim to make a profit. Whatever happens in the future, there is no denying that the face of OER\u2019s is changing and we\u2019re currently in the middle of an Educational Revolution (Wiley et al., 2012). <\/p>\n<p>References: <\/p>\n<p>Baraniuk, R. (2014) The Future of Online Education. Forbes. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/skollworldforum\/2014\/02\/13\/the-future-of-online-education\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/skollworldforum\/2014\/02\/13\/the-future-of-online-education\/<\/a> Accessed: May 2015. <\/p>\n<p>Lepitak, S. (2013) 90% of Online Content to be held behind Paywalls in Three Years Media Company suggests. The Drum. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedrum.com\/news\/2013\/04\/12\/90-online-content-be-held-behind-paywalls-three-years-media-company-survey-suggests\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.thedrum.com\/news\/2013\/04\/12\/90-online-content-be-held-behind-paywalls-three-years-media-company-survey-suggests<\/a> Accessed: May 2015. <\/p>\n<p>Wiley, D. Green, C. and Soares, L. (2012) Dramatically Bringing down the cost of Education with OER: How Open Education Resources Unlock the door to Free Learning. Centre for American Progress. Washington. <a href=\"http:\/\/eric.ed.gov\/?id=ED535639\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/eric.ed.gov\/?id=ED535639<\/a> Accessed: May 2015.<\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/oliviahandyside.wordpress.com\/40\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/oliviahandyside.wordpress.com\/40\/\" \/><\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.wp.com\/b.gif?host=oliviahandyside.wordpress.com&#038;blog=84628203&#038;%23038;post=40&#038;%23038;subd=oliviahandyside&#038;%23038;ref=&#038;%23038;feed=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Image Credit: jisc.ac.uk) Wherever we look on the Internet we can gain information for free, but things are beginning to change. 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