An open “materials” repository and global search system: Preparing for diverse learners and a variety of learning processes
| Published | May 2013 |
| Periodical | Chapter 11, Pages 153-164 |
| Publisher | Commonwealth of Learning, Athabasca University |
| Editors | McGreal, Rory · Kinuthia, Wanjira · Marshall, Stewart |
| Country | Japan, Asia |
| Keywords | learning environment · Lifelong Learning · open education · repositories |
| Language | en |
| ISBN | 978-1-894975-62-9 |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Rights | by-sa/4.0 |
| URL | https://oerknowledgecloud.org/sites/oerknowledgecloud.org/files/pub_PS_OER-IRP_web.pdf#page=179 |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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