OER in ASIA: The gap between aspirations and practice
| Published | October 2011 |
| Conference | XXIV Annual Conference International Council for Distance Education Pages 1-37 |
| Country | Malaysia, Asia |
ABSTRACT
A look at OER: accessibility, copyright awareness, usage, policy and future issues in Asia.| Keywords | accessibility · connectivity · copyright · e-learning · policy · technical infrastructure |
| Published at | Penang |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | by/3.0 |
| URL | http://bit.ly/A2HtIl |
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