Awareness and use of open educational resources (OER) in Ontario: A preliminary study of post-secondary educator perspectives
| Published | September 2018 |
| Periodical | Pages 1-28 |
| Publisher | eCampusOntario |
| Country | Canada, North America |
ABSTRACT
The survey, Awareness and Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in Ontario, was conducted in spring 2018. A total of 383 educators provided responses to a 15-item online survey instrument designed to gather information about their teaching practice related to course resource selection. The survey was offered in English and French.| Keywords | attitude toward OER · OER awareness · OER research · OER survey · Ontario · post secondary education |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Rights | Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) |
| URL | https://www.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/eCampusOntario_September2018_ResearchReport.pdf |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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