Business and Sustainabilty Models for OER
by alexandra haché
1. PUBLIC SECTOR
1.1. Governmental funding
1.2. Macro R&D infrastructure
1.3. other??
2. COMMUNITY /CIVIL SOCIETY
2.1. Crowdfunding
2.1.1. Crowdfunding previous to launching of initiative using third-actor platform
2.1.2. Crowdfunding meanwhile initiative exists using third-actor platform
2.1.3. Crowdfunding with pre-production agreements
2.1.3.1. Bookcamping
2.1.4. Direct crowdfunding
2.2. Community model
2.3. Crowdsourcing / Getting users to create something of value for free and applying a business model to monetize it
2.3.1. Wikipedia
2.4. other??
3. Unclassified
3.1. Mutualised societal funding mechanism for creative activities
3.2. Subscriptions with a flat rate
3.3. other??
4. ORGANISATION DEVELOPPING THE OER
4.1. Freemium/Conversion model
4.2. Support contracts business model
4.2.1. FWK
4.3. Replacement model
4.4. Split-licensing model
4.5. Partnerships and exchanges
4.6. Enlarging mission of organisations to include OER production and development
4.7. Endowment model
4.8. Selling information
4.9. other??
5. INDIVIDUALS
5.1. Author pays model
5.1.1. PLoS
5.2. Membership model
5.3. Donations model
5.4. other??
6. COMERCIAL SECTOR
6.1. Advertisement
6.1.1. Streaming audio or video advertising
6.1.2. Online adverstising (Ads)
6.1.3. API fees
6.1.4. Licensing of brand
6.1.5. other??