4.5: The 5 Rs of Openness
The 5 Rs of Openness
As we've discussed, OER differs from traditional textbooks and other educational resources because of their intent to be openess from the beginning, and the applicaiton of openly free licensing. The definition of the term “open” as it relates to OER is usually attributed to David Wiley’s ( http://davidwiley.org/ ) 5R Framework.
- Retain : the right to make, own, and control copies of the content
- Reuse : the right to use the content in a wide range of ways (e.g., in a class, in a study group, on a website, in a video)
- Revise : the right to adapt, adjust, modify, or alter the content itself (e.g., translate the content into another language)
- Remix : the right to combine the original or revised content with other open content to create something new (e.g., incorporate the content into a mashup)
- Redistribute : the right to share copies of the original content, your revisions, or your remixes with others (e.g., give a copy of the content to a friend)
The 5R Framework on this page was retrieved from SFU’s Open Educational Resources ( https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/research...ormat-type/oer ) research guide and is used under a CC BY 4.0 license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).