XPERT (Xerte Public E-learning ReposiTory) project is a JISC funded rapid innovation project (summer 2009) to explore the potential of delivering and supporting a distributed repository of e-learning resources created and seamlessly published through the open source e-learning development tool called Xerte Online Toolkits. The aim of XPERT is to progress the vision of a distributed architecture of e-learning resources for sharing and re-use.
1. OU Supported Open Learning — This constitutes the traditional business of the OU. 2. OU Online — UK awards offered wholly online by the OU to students in the UK and throughout the world. 3. OU Plus — UK or local awards and courses offered to students through or with partners who substantially augment and enhance the OU contribution. 4. OU Freemium — new businesses deriving income from open educational resources (OER) and associated services. Includes OpenLearn, SocialLearn, iTunesU and Open Research Online. 5. OU Services — the sale of OU educational and research products and services throughout the world.
Open, Transferable and Technology-enabled Educational Resources The OTTER project enables the production and release of high-quality open educational resources (OERs) drawn from teaching materials delivered at the University of Leicester.
The Journal of Open and Distance Learning, Volume 24, Issue 1 February 2009, 57-65 Describes the internal motivations and external drivers that led The Open University UK to enter the field of Open Educational Resources through its institution-wide OpenLearn initiative.