Knowledge Exchange Across Borders – Internationalization of Open Education using Trusted Educational Networks

Global educational programs become more and more important in Higher Education and the training sector. One promising solution is to collaborate using open educational resources (OER). However, this opportunity has not been used to a broad extent even though millions of learning objects are freely available across the world. This paper discusses key barriers to the use of OER and gives recommendations how materials can be used in international collaborations. A special focus is the use of trusted educational networks and corresponding recommendation mechanisms to enhance sharing in communities of trusted colleagues