A federated reference structure for open informational ecosystems

The paper describes the concept of a federated ecosystem for Open Educational Resources (OER) in the German education system. Here, a variety of OER repositories (ROER) (Muuß-Merholz & Schaumburg, 2014) and reference platforms have been established in the recent past. In order to develop this ec...

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Published inJournal of interactive media in education : JiME Vol. 2016; no. Art. 13; pp. 6 - Art. 13<6
Main Authors Heinen, Richard, Kerres, Michael, Scharnberg, Gianna, Blees, Ingo, Rittberger, Marc
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University 17.05.2016
Ubiquity Press
Subjects
Computer Interfaces
Database Design
Database Management Systems
Digitale Medien
Educational Resources
Erziehungswissenschaft
federated reference structure
Foreign Countries
Germany
Information Policy
Information Retrieval
Information Systems
informational ecosystems
Lernprozess
Metadata
Open Source Technology
Partnerships in Education
Reference Services
reference systems
repositories
Germany
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Summary:The paper describes the concept of a federated ecosystem for Open Educational Resources (OER) in the German education system. Here, a variety of OER repositories (ROER) (Muuß-Merholz & Schaumburg, 2014) and reference platforms have been established in the recent past. In order to develop this ecosystem, not only are metadata standards necessary, but also open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are required in order to exchange information. In conclusion, it is essential that all relevant stakeholders agree on an explicit policy to be developed collaboratively. A metadata exchange service can serve to connect all partners. (Orig.).
ISSN:1365-893X
1365-893X
DOI:10.5334/jime.413