OER creation

Recognizing the quality of OER MWS content is a complex activity, during which multiple factors should be considered. In addition to traditional aspects such as the authorship of the publisher, it is also possible to assess quality in terms of topicality (via displaying history – see Figure) or structure and readability of individual materials. 

Some creators also use an algorithm in order to evaluate the user-friendliness of the text in the sense of readability (e.g. in the case of WikiSkripta the so-called Mistrík Readability Scale is used). For resources based on MediaWiki software, references and thorough citation of individual passages play a significant role. The emphasis on citing resources should be greater than in the case of classic printed or electronic resources for which a guarantor of the final product’s quality has been determined. In the case of freely-editable tertiary resources, thorough citation of primary and secondary sources helps improve the quality of the resource. Thus, publications which contain this information are also a certain guarantee of quality.