Fig 1.
Examples of legal challenges and solutions in FAIR OER.
The figure provides an overview of different legal pitfalls that educators may encounter when creating and sharing OER, and how to avoid them. The content of the examples is addressed throughout the paper. Created in Biorender.com.
Fig 2.
Ten quick tips for creating legally compliant FAIR educational resources.
The quick tips outline key steps from conceptualization to publication, highlighting legal considerations, collaboration, and resource management. Created in Lucid (lucid.co).
Fig 3.
Overview of available Creative Common Licenses and their conditions.
The Silence icons are by Font Awesome, used under CC BY 4.0. Figure inspired by [13].
Fig 4.
Overview of Creative Common License compatibilities.
This figure shows the compatibility of different Creative Commons (CC) licenses for use in educational resources. Whether or not two different licenses are compatible can be determined by choosing one license (e.g., CC BY SA) in the rows and the other license (e.g., CC BY NC) in the columns. A smiley icon (☺) indicates a compatible license, while an “X” indicates, that the two licenses cannot be used together. Inspired by CC License Compatibility Chart [17].
Fig 5.
Cataloguing of course materials.
This figure catalogues (pre-existing) course materials, helping transform them into FAIR and legally compliant resources. Parameters included, like License or Paywall help to facilitate management and decision-making as per tips 5 and 6. Further information and examples can be found in the Supporting information. To enhance readability, color coding can be employed.
Fig 6.
Workflow for Assessing (pre-existing) Course Materials for FAIR Transformation.
This decision tree outlines a workflow for evaluating course materials for FAIR transformation.
Table 1.
Creative Common 4.0 metadata attribution template.