Open Educational Resources – Opportunities and challenges for higher education
| Published | 2008 |
| Periodical | Pages 1-34 |
| Publisher | Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) CETIS |
ABSTRACT
This briefing paper [looks] at the latest developments and trends in Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives worldwide and serves as a quick introduction to funding bodies, institutions and educators who are interested in OER initiatives. The paper includes three sections: a) the conceptual and contextual issues of Open Educational Resources; b) current OER initiatives: their scale, approaches, main issues and challenges; and c) trends emerging in Open Educational Resources, with respect to future research and activities.| Keywords | OER projects · repository · reuse · challenges · higher education |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | by/3.0 |
| URL | http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/images/0/0b/OER_Briefing_Paper.pdf |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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