Open content.

The term open content dates back to 1998 when David Wiley used it to describe any content (article, drawing, video, etc.) published under a non-restrictive licence and in a format that explicitly allows it to be copied, distributed and modified. If we focus on the definition found at http://www.contenidos-abiertos.org/index.php, we can see that open content includes “materials, documents, and in particular, the educational resources that are provided for free for the express purpose of being reused by the rest of the learning community”.

When thinking about designing open multimedia content so that it can be used as a teaching tool, various issues must be considered, which will define how it is used as well as how it is implemented. Therefore, the legal, technological and educational issues that must be kept in mind when designing this type of content will now be analysed.

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