
The virtual tour guide OER creator and adopter through an evaluation system to assess learning objects found within Open Education Resources. An object could include images, applets, lessons, units, assessments and more. For the purpose of this evaluation, any component that can exist as a stand-alone qualifies as an object. The tour highlights rubrics you can use to ass OER you woiuld like to adopt and for sel-evaluation of your OER before publishing it . The seven rubrics proposed can be applied across content areas and learning object types. The The following rubrics are included:
Rubric I. Degree of Alignment to Standards
Rubric II. Quality of Explanation of the Subject Matter
Rubric III. Utility of Materials Designed to Support Teaching
Rubric IV. Quality of Assessment
Rubric V. Quality of Technological Interactivity
Rubric VI. Quality of Instructional and Practice Exercises
Rubric VII. Opportunities for Deeper Learning
Rubric VIII. Assurance of Accessibility