FG makes policy on open resources

A draft on the National Policy on Open Educational Resources (OERs) has been prepared to address the dearth of learning resources.  This was contained in a statement issued by the National Universities Commission (NUC) at the end of a one-day stakeholders’ validation symposium in Abuja. The Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Abubakar A. Rasheed, said […]

A draft on the National Policy on Open Educational Resources (OERs) has been prepared to address the dearth of learning resources. 

This was contained in a statement issued by the National Universities Commission (NUC) at the end of a one-day stakeholders’ validation symposium in Abuja.

The Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Abubakar A. Rasheed, said the policy was government’s effort at ensuring a planned and deliberate approach in the development and improvement of quality teaching and learning materials, curricula, programmes, and course design, as well as planning effective contact with students. 

“With the development of this policy, government hopes to address the issues of access to quality higher education and enrolment of students in excess of the carrying capacity by existing higher institutions in Nigeria,” he added.

He said there were challenges in access to higher education. 

“Inadequate access to tertiary education and enrolment of students in excess of the carrying capacity of the higher institutions has consequently remained a recurring decimal at the tertiary level,” he said.

OERs are any of type educational materials that are in the public domain or introduced with an open license

 Minister of State for Education, Professor Anthony Anwukah, represented by the Director, Education Support Services, Mrs. Justina Ibe, said the move would chart a new course for sustainable OERs.