Open Education, open educational practice and the concept of openness: Issues and challenges
| Published | July 2018 |
| Type of work | Editorial |
| Journal | Journal of Learning for Development Volume 5, Issue 2, Pages 83-86 |
| Publisher | Commonwealth of Learning |
| Country | United Kingdom, Europe |
| Keywords | challenges · OER |
| Published at | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| ISSN | 2311-1550 |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Rights | Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) |
| URL | http://www.jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/302 |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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