Higher education: The success and challenges in Open Education Resources (OER)
Published | 2009 |
Journal | Open and Libraries Class Journal Volume 1, Issue 2 |
Country | United States, North America |
ABSTRACT
Open Education Resources (OER) in higher education is reaching new platforms around the world. In this paper I would like to explore the success and challenges that higher education face when adopting an OER platform. This paper will allow the reader to look outside the walls of a centralized learning environment and gain a broader perspective on free information, knowledge and education used around the world.Keywords | higher education · Open Educational Resources |
Language | eng |
URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10760/13743 |
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