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Teachers’ Adoption of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education

open access: yesJournal of Interactive Media in Education, 2019
Open Educational Resources (OER) have the potential to change the domain of higher education; however, adoption is still limited. As teachers are the pivotal actors to adopt OER, more insights are needed on their practices with OER and need of support ...
Marjon Baas   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Adoption and Impact of OER in the Global South - Chapter summaries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Education in the Global South faces several key interrelated challenges for which Open Educational Resources (OER) are seen to be part of the solution and against which use of OER might be evaluated. These challenges include: unequal access to education; variable quality of educational resources, teaching and student performance; and increasing cost ...
Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Incentivizing OER adoption with course development mini-grants

open access: yesJournal of New Librarianship, 2020
Open Educational Resources (OER) are one form of digital scholarship used across the country to make education more accessible to students by removing barriers to essential course materials (such as textbooks and supplementary readings). This case shows
Maggie Albro   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Motivating Factors among University Faculty for Adopting Open Educational Resources: Incentives Matter

open access: yesJournal of Interactive Media in Education, 2021
Despite an increasing need for integrating Open Educational Resources (OER) into teaching at higher education institutions in North America, advocates could better understand how faculty are motivated to adopt OER.
Tomohiro Nagashima, Susan Hrach
doaj   +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

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
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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

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

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