Is the OER movement flawed? Join the debate!
Published | April 2011 |
Publisher | eLearning Arica |
Region | Africa |
Language | eng |
URL | http://www.elearning-africa.com/eLA_Newsportal/is-the-oer-movement-flawed-join-the-debate/ |
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