Open educational resources and open pedagogy in Lebanon: a steppingstone into openness

Abstract

This chapter discusses the processes and outcomes of utilizing Open Educational Resources (OER) in Lebanon for addressing five challenges that represent barriers to incorporating 21st Century Competencies (21st CC) and aspects of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDGs) in the curriculum. It draws on the experience of the UNESCO-OER Chair for Access and Success housed at Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU). The work promoting Open Pedagogy (OP) enabled OER in Lebanon a priori. The OER activities set to address Lebanon’s educational problems are aligned with the Recommendation on OER promulgated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2019. Results show that OP enabled OER is a promise for widening access to teaching and learning as guided by quality assurance standards of OER materials and policies in a context where the notion of OER is still in its preliminary stages of implementation and diffusion.