Understanding open educational resources (OER)
Commonwealth of Learning [corporate]

PublishedJanuary 2019
Type of workFree online course
PublisherCommonwealth of Learning
CountryCanada, North America

ABSTRACT
This free online course on OER from the Commonwealth of Learning has recently been updated. It is interactive and on completion you can download a certificate of participation.

Keywords OER · online course

Published atBurnaby, British Columbia
RightsCC BY-SA
URLhttps://learnoer.col.org
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