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On behalf of SURF, Dialogic conducted an impact assessment of the Stimuleringsregeling Open en Online Onderwijs (Incentive Scheme Open and Online Education). This scheme, implemented by SURF since 2015 for the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, aims to encourage higher education institutions to develop methods, materials, and tools for open and online education. As part of the special edition published by SURF on Reuse of open learning materials, our researcher Max Kemman was interviewed about the results of this impact assessment in the article Subject communities stimulating reuse of learning materials.
The impact assessment revealed that tools developed within the Online Education pillar are being implemented within institutions, whereas learning materials from the Open Learning Materials pillar are often too subject-specific to be used outside the programme. However, it was found that results from the Open Learning Materials pillar are more frequently reused outside the institution, but rarely within the same institution. This is because the materials are often subject-specific, making them appealing to similar programmes at other institutions.
There are still some concerns about the sustainability of open learning materials due to the quality, scope, and copyright issues of the materials. The sustainability of projects within the Open Learning Materials pillar primarily depends on subject communities, collaborative networks where open learning materials are developed. These subject communities not only lead to more sharing of learning materials but also to more exchange of knowledge and experiences. The impact of the Incentive Scheme is evident not only in the development of concrete tools and learning materials, but also in the increased awareness among participants of the possibilities of innovative applications and collaboration.
