This paper reports on the research findings from a national project examining the issues in creating, sharing, using, and reusing open educational resources (OER) in the context of the development of open education in Ireland. One important aspect of the research was to investigate the potential for using existing institutional research repository infrastructure for the purpose of ingesting, managing, and discovering OER produced by academics. This approach would imply a move from previous strategy around a centralised repository at the national level to a devolved model that relies on institutional research repositories. The opportunities and potential barriers to the adoption of this approach were explored through an online survey and focus groups with academics from a range of higher education institutions (HEIs). Also, a focus group of institutional repository managers was convened to discuss the potential of the institutional repositories with those leading their development. Analysis of the data indicates that the devolved approach to institutions would be possible if the right supports and protocols were put in place. It was acknowledged that research repositories could potentially also serve as repositories of teaching materials, fostering parity of esteem between teaching and research. However, a range of important challenges were present, and alternative solutions emerged, which are discussed in the context of the present and future of online OER repositories.

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走向OER管理的下放模型？爱尔兰高等教育部门的案例

本文报告了一个国家项目的研究成果，该项目审查了在爱尔兰开放教育发展的背景下创建，共享，使用和重用开放教育资源（OER）中的问题。该研究的重要方面之一是研究将现有的机构研究资料库基础设施用于摄取，管理和发现学者所产生的OER的潜力。这种方法意味着从先前围绕国家级中央存储库的策略转变为依赖机构研究存储库的下放模型。通过在线调查和来自一系列高等教育机构（HEI）的学者的焦点小组，探讨了采用这种方法的机会和潜在障碍。也，召集了一个机构库管理者焦点小组，与那些领导其发展的机构库进行了讨论。对数据的分析表明，如果适当的支持和规程到位，则可以将权力下放给机构。公认的是，研究资料库还可以用作教材的资料库，从而促进教学与研究之间的自尊心。但是，目前存在一系列重要挑战，并且出现了替代解决方案，这些解决方案是在在线OER存储库的现在和将来的背景下进行讨论的。对数据的分析表明，如果适当的支持和规程到位，则可以将权力下放给机构。公认的是，研究资料库还可以用作教材的资料库，从而促进教学与研究之间的自尊心。但是，目前存在一系列重要挑战，并且出现了替代解决方案，这些解决方案是在在线OER存储库的现在和将来的背景下进行讨论的。对数据的分析表明，如果适当的支持和规程到位，则可以将权力下放给机构。公认的是，研究资料库还可以用作教材的资料库，从而促进教学与研究之间的自尊心。但是，目前存在一系列重要挑战，并且出现了替代解决方案，这些解决方案是在在线OER存储库的现在和将来的背景下进行讨论的。