{"id":417,"date":"2018-05-10T22:15:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T05:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0012\/?p=417"},"modified":"2018-05-11T07:32:41","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T14:32:41","slug":"is-khan-academy-an-open-educational-resource","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0012\/is-khan-academy-an-open-educational-resource\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Khan Academy an Open Educational Resource?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I always assumed that Khan Academy (KA) was an Open Educational Resource (OER) since it is free to access, and I am not the only one to assume that. \u201cKhan Academy is a large and popular open educational resource\u201d (Kelly & Rutherford, 2017). However, after starting my research on KA for my assignment through our current course in the LRNT526 course, I had to question my assumption, and look deeper into KA and its licensing. I will be sharing my findings on this blog.<\/p>\n

First, I needed to understand what the actual meaning of OER was. \u201cOpen Educational Resources are any type of educational materials that are in the public domain or introduced with an open license. The nature of these open materials means that anyone can legally and freely copy, use, adapt and re-share them\u201d (UNESCO, 2018).<\/p>\n

After I understood the meaning of OER and realized that not every free online resource can be assumed to be an OER, I had to look into KA\u2019s licensing and see if they matched with the explanation of an OER. \u201cAll Materials, and all trademarks, service marks, and trade names, contained on or available through the Website are owned by or licensed to Khan Academy, and Khan Academy reserves all rights therein and thereto not expressly granted by these Terms\u201d (Khan Academy, 2014).<\/p>\n

Even though KA gives the users free access, their materials are not an open source for all users to be able to adapt them. \u201cKhan Academy videos are good examples of education resources that are indeed open access yet have specific limits as to revising, remixing, and so on\u201d (Education Research Guide, 2018). After completing some readings and learning more about OERs and the terms of use of KA, I concluded that KA is not an OER, however, it is a great source to be used for education worldwide since it can be accessed for free by everyone.<\/p>\n

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References:<\/p>\n

Education Research Guide<\/em>. (2018). Retrieved from Iowa State University: http:\/\/instr.iastate.libguides.com\/c.php?g=49482&p=4523737<\/p>\n

Kelly, D., & Rutherford, T. (2017). Khan Academy as supplemental instruction: A controlled study of a computer-based mathematics intervention.\u00a0International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 18(4).<\/em><\/p>\n

Khan Academy Terms of Service<\/em>. (2014). Retrieved from Khan Acadamy: https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/about\/tos#7<\/p>\n

UNESCO. (2018).\u00a0What are Open Educational Resources (OERs)? | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization<\/em>. [online] Available at: http:\/\/www.unesco.org\/new\/en\/communication-and-information\/access-to-knowledge\/open-educational-resources\/what-are-open-educational-resources-oers\/ [Accessed 11 May 2018].<\/p>\n

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