{"id":49,"date":"2014-12-04T23:06:45","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T23:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/openedreader\/chapter\/open-content\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T21:33:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T21:33:19","slug":"open-content","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/openedreader\/chapter\/open-content\/","title":{"raw":"David Wiley, &#8220;Open Content&#8221;","rendered":"David Wiley, &#8220;Open Content&#8221;"},"content":{"raw":"Read the article at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/opencontent.org\/definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/opencontent.org\/definition\/<\/a>\n\n<strong>Background<\/strong>\n\nInspired by open source and free software, \"open content\" seeks to reasonably apply the principles of openness to non-software creative works including writing, images, sounds, and videos.\u00a0David Wiley, who coined the term in 1998, is particularly interested in how open content can reduce the cost and increase the quality of education.\n\nAt its core \"open content\"\u00a0describes a\u00a0copyrightable work that is licensed in a way that \u201cprovides users with free and perpetual permission to engage in the 5R activities\u201d which are retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute.\n\n<strong>Key Points<\/strong>\n\n5Rs\n<ul>\n\t<li>Retain - the right to make, own, and control copies of the content (e.g., download, own, store, and manage)<\/li>\n\t<li>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)<\/li>\n\t<li>Revise - the right to adapt, adjust, modify, or alter the content itself (e.g., translate the content into another language)<\/li>\n\t<li>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)<\/li>\n\t<li>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)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nLegal requirements and restrictions can make content less open, as can poor technical choices.\n\n<strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong>\n<ol>\n\t<li>How does copyright with open source interplay with copyleft (Stallman\/GNU)?<\/li>\n\t<li>What are the ramifications of open content educational materials?<\/li>\n\t<li>What is the future of education with open content?<\/li>\n\t<li>Is open content less expensive?<\/li>\n\t<li>Is open content free of cost? \u00a0If so, why? If not, why not?<\/li>\n\t<li>Are textbooks really going away? \u00a0Will they become irrelevant? Useable?<\/li>\n\t<li>Do we really need to keep the textbooks that we have?<\/li>\n\t<li>What do we do with the older versions of the textbooks?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<strong>Additional\u00a0Resources<\/strong>\n\nFuture of OER. (2014). Iterating toward openness. Retrieved from <a href=\"http:\/\/opencontent.org\/blog\/archives\/3619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/opencontent.org\/blog\/archives\/3619<\/a>\n\nOpen Content. (2014). Iterating toward openness. Retrieved from <a href=\"http:\/\/opencontent.org\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/opencontent.org\/blog\/ \u00a0<\/a>\n\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>Read the article at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/opencontent.org\/definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/opencontent.org\/definition\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Inspired by open source and free software, &#8220;open content&#8221; seeks to reasonably apply the principles of openness to non-software creative works including writing, images, sounds, and videos.\u00a0David Wiley, who coined the term in 1998, is particularly interested in how open content can reduce the cost and increase the quality of education.<\/p>\n<p>At its core &#8220;open content&#8221;\u00a0describes a\u00a0copyrightable work that is licensed in a way that \u201cprovides users with free and perpetual permission to engage in the 5R activities\u201d which are retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5Rs<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Retain &#8211; the right to make, own, and control copies of the content (e.g., download, own, store, and manage)<\/li>\n<li>Reuse &#8211; 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)<\/li>\n<li>Revise &#8211; the right to adapt, adjust, modify, or alter the content itself (e.g., translate the content into another language)<\/li>\n<li>Remix &#8211; 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)<\/li>\n<li>Redistribute &#8211; 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)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Legal requirements and restrictions can make content less open, as can poor technical choices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>How does copyright with open source interplay with copyleft (Stallman\/GNU)?<\/li>\n<li>What are the ramifications of open content educational materials?<\/li>\n<li>What is the future of education with open content?<\/li>\n<li>Is open content less expensive?<\/li>\n<li>Is open content free of cost? \u00a0If so, why? 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