National Repository of Open Educational Resources
{{Short description|Academic resource repository}}
{{Infobox project
| logo = NROER (NATIONAL REPOSITORY OF OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES)
| image =
| caption = The logo for NROER
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| country = India
| launched = {{Start date and age|2013|08|13|df=y}}
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| current_status = Active
| website = {{URL|http://nroer.gov.in/}}
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The National Repository of Open Educational Resources (NROER). NROER is developed by CIET, NCERT. It was launched during the National Conference on ICT (Information and Communication Technology) for School Education.{{Cite web| title=National Conference on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for School Education | date=2013-08-13 | url=http://ictschools.gov.in/sites/default/files/profile/ICT%20Conference%2013-14%20August%202013%20Brief%20Report.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701045510/http://ictschools.gov.in/sites/default/files/profile/ICT%20Conference%2013-14%20August%202013%20Brief%20Report.pdf | archive-date=2015-07-01}} NROER was launched on 13 August 2013 in New Delhi in collaboration with the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Metastudio, the platform hosting the repository is an initiative of Knowledge Labs, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai. NROER hosts large number educational resources in many subjects and in different Indian languages for Primary, Secondary and Senior Secondary classes.
Resources are available in different formats like Video, Image, Audio, Document and Interactive. Apart from this all NCERT books are available in Flip book format.
NROER is an collaborative platform, intend to reached the un-reached{{cite web|url=http://edtechreview.in/news/561-national-repository-of-open-educational-resources-by-mhrd|title=National Repository of Open Educational Resources (NROER): Project by MHRD|first=Saomya|last=Saxena|date=3 September 2013 |publisher=}} and institutions like SCERT, SIERT, SIE, Vigyan Prasar, CCERT, Gujarat Institute of Educational Technology (GIET), SIET and other stake holders have their share in the educational content.
Licensing
All the contents available on NROER is under Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 License.{{cite web|url=https://creativecommons.org/2013/08/14/india-launches-national-repository-of-open-educational-resources/|title=India launches National Repository of Open Educational Resources - Creative Commons|date=14 August 2013|publisher=}} However, the NCERT text books are licensed to download, permitted to share "as it is" non-commercially and should be properly attributed. The republication is strictly prohibited.{{cite web|url=http://epathshala.nic.in/license/|title=License - NCERT - Learning on the go, Govt. of India|website=epathshala.nic.in}}{{Cite web|url=http://epathshala.nic.in/license|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801010757/http://epathshala.nic.in/license|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-08-01|title=License {{!}} NCERT {{!}} Learning on the go, Govt. of India|date=2018-08-01|access-date=2018-10-04}}{{Cite web|url=http://ncert.nic.in/textbook/textbook.htm|title=National Council Of Educational Research And Training :: Home|website=ncert.nic.in|access-date=2018-10-04}}
References
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External links
- [http://nroer.gov.in/home/ NROER]
- [http://www.ncert.nic.in/writeupnroer.pdf/ NCERT]
- [http://india.gov.in/national-repository-open-educational-resources-ministry-human-resource-development/ India.Gov.in]