"Everything we have gained by opening content and data will be under threat if we allow the enclosure of scholarly infrastructures. We propose a set of principles by which Open Infrastructures to support the research community could be run and sustained." - Geoffrey Bilder, Jennifer Lin, Cameron Neylon
One of the biggest problems with adopting and creating open educational resources (OER)is that there is not a well organized hub for educators and students to go for these materials. Several institutions and companies have begun organizing themselves in a way that would lead to greater accessibility. Companies like OpenStax, and Lumen Learning have amassed large amounts of these OER and are distributing them online and in text.
Governance
- Non-Discriminatory membership
- Stakeholder Governed
- Formalized incentives
Sustainability
- Surplus Generating
- Revenue based on services, not data
- Time-limited funds are used only for time-limited activities
Insurance
- Open Source
- Open data (within constraints of privacy law)
- Patent own operations, but not the infrastructure