Learning Content - Theirs, Yours, Mine

Learning content. Theirs, yours, mine and ours.
Quote: “Though far from a run course, we pretty much know what form elearning content will take: learning objects. While the debate about the term’s exact definition continues to rage, it is clear that chunks of content smaller than a complete module or course, but still large enough to be more or less self-contained will be easiest to insert into any specific course. This is what makes them re-useable in other courses. The trickier question is where the learning objects come from in the first place, and who is allowed to re-use it.”
Comment: Another article on learning objects that focuses on reusability. Forget reusability (well, not completely)…think personalized instruction - that is the real value of learning objects. With that said, the author raises the issue of how learning objects will be handled in terms of ownership - a very relevant concern in education systems where value is derived from “content owned”.