International comparison of what educators consider fair and reasonable when sharing

1. NZ National OER Symposium
Fair and reasonable practice survey
International comparison
International respondents: 800
New Zealand respondents: 25
Commonwealth of Learning
Chair in OER
Otago Polytechnic

2. Awareness of open education concepts
The majority of educators are aware of the concepts of OER and
Creative Commons Licenses
International 78% 22%
Did you know about the concept
of OER before today?
New Zealand 92% 8%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Yes No / Not sure
International 82% 18%
Did you know about
Creative Commons licenses
before today? New Zealand 84% 16%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Yes No / Not sure

3. Reuse, use and knowledge of CC
International 78% 22%
Have you used Creative Commons
Content before?
New Zealand 92% 8%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Yes No / Not sure
International 82% 18%
Have you applied a Creative Commons
license before?
New Zealand 84% 16%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Yes No / Not sure
Self evaluation of knowledge of
Interational 61% 32% 7%
Creative Commons
licenses
New Zealand 48% 28% 24%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Beginner Intermediate Advanced

4. Open policy and copyright exceptions for education
Majority agreement that learning materials funded from public money should
be released freely and majority support for educational copyright exceptions
International 95% 5%
Content funded from taxpayer
revenue should be released freely
for use by everyone New Zealand 96% 4%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Agree Disagree
International 81% 19%
It is fair and reasonable for educators
to have unrestricted permissions to
COPY materials for New Zealand 72% 28%
teaching & learning
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Agree Disagree

5. Perceived barriers to OER adoption
International 22% 78%
I'm reluctant to share teaching materials
because I don't have time
New Zealand 12% 88%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Agree Disagree
International 22% 78%
I'm reluctant to share teaching materials
because there are no incentives
for me to do so New Zealand 12% 88%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Agree Disagree
International 13% 87%
I'm reluctant to use OER because
there is no guarantee of the
quality New Zealand0% 100%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Agree Disagree

6. The business of open education
Majority opinion of educators suggests that institutions generate competive
advantage through the learning services they offer (not the teaching materials)
International 22% 78%
Education institutions which give away
teaching materials will loose their
competitive advantage (e.g. reduced New Zealand 12% 88%
student registrations)
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Agree Disagree