The African Virtual University's Open Education Resources (OER) Policy
African Virtual University [corporate] · Universite Virtuelle Africaine [corporate] · Universidade Virtual Africana [corporate]
| Published | March 2011 |
| Periodical | Pages 1-3 |
ABSTRACT
A description of the African Virtual University’s (AVU) Open Education Resources repository, OER@AVU, including: information related to licensing and file formats.| Keywords | copyright · Open Educational Resources · policy · repository |
| Language | English |
| Rights | by-sa/3.0 |
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