National Repository of Open Educational Resources —a digital repository of learning resources: SWOC analysis

Abstract

After mass use of the internet open access has reached a new dimension in the forms of open access journals and open access digital repositories. So, a digital repository is a place where one can store, search and find digital content anytime anywhere in and around the globe. This paper aims to critically evaluate the open educational resources, e-books and courses available in the National Repository of Open Educational Resources (NROER). In this paper, the researcher retrieved 19,496 OERs including 440 e-books, and 14 e-courses from NROER while browsing the website concerned. The paper also tries to analyze the generic features of OERs including e-books and courses available in NROER. After surveying NROER, the content has been analyzed in respect of type, sources, subject, education level, target group, language, etc. After analysis OERs and e-books of multidisciplinary subjects, languages, and Secondary level e-documents have been observed. It is also observed that NCERT is the main source of OERs in NROER. To conclude, it may be opined that NROER will play a vital role in the development of the Digital Library.