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DESIGNING TEACHERS’ TRAINING ON ADOPTING OERS IN THEIR TEACHING

open access: yesEducation and New Developments 2021, 2021
During the covid-19, it became apparent the imperative need for openly available digital educational resources to be used in education which has been shifted to Online Remote Teaching and Learning. It is important for teachers to be able to utilize Open Educational Resources (OERs) in education.
Maria Perifanou   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

Driven by Emotions! The Effect of Attitudes on Intention and Behaviour regarding Open Educational Resources (OER)

open access: yesJournal of Interactive Media in Education, 2021
Open Educational Resources (OER) have become widespread, but constantly lack adoption. The various studies that address this lack predominantly focus on structural causes (e.g. lack of time, legal uncertainty) while omitting individual factors.
Daniel Otto
doaj   +1 more source

OER adoption: a continuum for practice [PDF]

open access: yesRUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal, 2014
Whilst Open Educational Resources (OER) offer opportunities for broadening participation in Higher Education, reducing course development and study costs, and building open collaborative partnerships to improve teaching and learning practices, they have yet to gain significant mainstream traction.
openaire   +2 more sources

How to Promote the Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education. A Parley with OER Experienced Teachers

open access: yesOpen Praxis, 2022
The idea of Open Educational Resources (OER) is nowadays widespread in higher education. However, notwithstanding their supposed benefits, the actual adoption of OER in teaching remains low. Due to this absence, various studies have primarily focused on
Daniel Otto
doaj   +3 more sources

Potential ethical problems in the creation of open educational resources through virtual spaces in academia

open access: yesHeliyon, 2022
The concept of open educational resources (OER) is an emerging phenomenon that encourages modern teaching and learning in the higher education sector. Although many institutions are promoting the adoption and creation of OER, they are still lacking in ...
Lancelord Siphamandla Mncube   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adoption and development of OERs and practices for self-directed learning: A South African perspective

open access: yesTeacher Education through Flexible Learning in Africa, 2023
The use of open educational resources (OERs) within the broader context of open educational practices (OEPs) has many advantages, including the potential to result in self-directed learning, as students take responsibility for their learning.
Geesje van den Berg   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current state of open educational resources in the Arab region: an investigation in 22 countries

open access: yesSmart Learning Environments, 2020
While several studies were conducted to investigate the current state of Open Educational Resources (OER) in several regions (e.g., Europe, America, Middle East and MENA), to the best of our knowledge, no study was conducted to cover the entire Arab ...
Ahmed Tlili   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Educator Perspectives and Intention to Adopt OER in Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools in Mauritius

open access: yesJournal of Learning for Development, 2023
There has been a growing interest in the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) to support educators to adapt, use, re-use, remix and recontextualise content for teaching and learning.
Yousra Banoor Rajabalee   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The OER Adoption Pyramid

open access: yes, 2016
This Pyramid was developed in the course of a research paper focusing on why South African academics adopt OER or not. We understood that numerous factors shaped their choices, but it became apparent that some factors were "essential" to OER activity while others were merely "influential".
Trotter, Henry, Cox, Glenda
openaire   +2 more sources

University Teachers and Open Educational Resources: Case Studies from Latin America

open access: yesInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
The Open Education movement has made efforts to systematise experiences and to evaluate the adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER). However, OER adoption is not part of the prevailing paradigm in higher education, both at the global level and in ...
Virginia Rodés   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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