Guest editorial: Open Educational Resources
| Published | April 2010 |
| Type of work | Editorial Material |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies Volume 3, Issue 2, Pages 83 - 84 |
| Keywords | 4R · introduction · OER history · UNESCO |
| Published at | Los Alamitos, California |
| Language | eng |
| ISSN | 1939-1382 |
| Refereed | Does not apply |
| DOI | 10.1109/TLT.2010.11 |
| Other information | IEEE Trans. Learning Technol. |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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