• Dr. ANANDAM DURGAPRASAD

This article deals with Emerging trends in Electronic Information Resources (EIR) ,Open Educational Resources are learning, teaching and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or are under copyright that have been released under an open license, that permit no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, adaptation and redistribution by others. Open Access has added to ease of accessibility of information and made it available taking copyrights into consideration as well. Indian OER Initiatives like NPTEL, CEC, E-PG Pathshala, NDLI, E-Gyankosh, SWAYAM and SWAYAMPRABHA, Shodhganga. The OER has gained momentum in Higher Education in India thus is very helpful in e-learning, a distant mode of learning. Various OER initiatives in India have greatly supported distant learning making it possible for students to access information sources at home rather than to visit in person the respective institution .These OERs provide a diversified mode of dissemination of information by means of multimedia ( Audio, Video lectures). The present study highlights the concept of Open Educational Resources (OER) and various government initiatives on promoting open access to educational resources.

EIR, Open Access, NPTEL, CEC, E-PG Pathshala, NDLI, SWAYAM, SWAYAMPRABHA

"Emerging Trends in Electronic Information Resources in Higher Education", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no.g790-g797, February-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402700.pdf

"Emerging Trends in Electronic Information Resources in Higher Education", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no. ppg790-g797, February-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402700.pdf