OER development and promotion. Outcomes of an international research project on the OpenCourseWare model
| Published | January 2012 |
| Type of work | Article |
| Journal | Journal of Universal Computer Science Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages 123-141 |
| Publisher | Graz Univ Technolgoy, Inst Information Systems Computer Media-IICM |
| Country | Austria |
ABSTRACT
In this paper, we describe the successful results of an international research project focused on the use of Web technology in the educational context. The article explains how this international project, funded by public organizations and developed over the last two academic years, focuses on the area of open educational resources (OER) and particularly the educational content of the OpenCourseWare (OCW) model. This initiative has been developed by a research group composed of researchers from three countries. The project was enabled by the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid OCW Office's leadership of the Consortium of Latin American Universities and the distance education know-how of the Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL, Ecuador). We give a full account of the project, methodology, main outcomes and validation. The project results have further consolidated the group, and increased the maturity of group members and networking with other groups in the area. The group is now participating in other research projects that continue the lines developed here.| Keywords | linked data · Open Educational Resources · OpenCourseWare · semantic web · social networks analysis · web 2.0 |
| Published at | Inffeldgasse 16C, Graz, A-8010 |
| Language | eng |
| ISSN | 0948-695X |
| Rights | © J.UCS |
| URL | http://www.jucs.org/jucs_18_1/oer_development_and_promotion/jucs_18_01_0123_0141_tovar.pdf |
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