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Open Content and Open Educational Resources: Enabling universal education

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2008
The role of distance education is shifting. Traditionally distance education was limited in the number of people served because of production, reproduction, and distribution costs.
Tom Caswell, Shelley Henson, Marion Jensen, David Wiley   +3 more
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Learning the Lessons of Openness

Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2012
The Open Educational Resources (OER) movement has built up a record of experience and achievements since it was formed 10 years ago as an identifiable approach to sharing online learning materials. In its initial phase, much activity was driven by ideals and interest in finding new ways to release content, with less direct research and reflection on ...
McAndrew, Patrick, Farrow, Robert, Law, Patrina, Elliott-Cirigottis, Gary   +3 more
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Open for Learning: The CMS and the Open Learning Network

in education, 2013
The course management system (CMS) reinforces the status quo and hinders substantial teaching and learning innovation in higher education. It does so by imposing artificial time limits on learner access to course content and other learners, privileging the role of the instructor at the expense of the learner, and limiting the power of the network ...
Jon Mott, David Wiley
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Learners and E-Tutors Experiences of Authentic Assessment in Babcock University Centre for Open Distance and e-Learning

West African Journal of Open and Flexible Learning, 2022
Authentic Assessment (AA) has been heralded as the form of assessment that reflects the real world in classroom learning. Recognising this, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), in collaboration with the National Universities Commission (NUC) in Nigeria ...
Mobolanle Ebunoluwa Sotunsa, Jane-Frances Agbu, Emeka Akpa, Ngozi Ogbonna, Damilare Akinwunmi   +4 more
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A Collaborative Approach to OER Policy and Guidelines Development in the Commonwealth: The Case of Botswana, Cameroon, and Sri Lanka

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Access to relevant learning resources is an important aspect in ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all as outlined in the sustainable development goal 4 (SDG4).
Ishan Sudeera Abeywardena, Shironica P. Karunanayaka, Michael N. Nkwenti, Lekopanye Tladi   +3 more
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Learning HCI and InfoVis in the Open [PDF]

, 2014
In this paper, we report on our experiences with novel learning strategies for HCI and Information Visualisation, in the context of a computer science master curriculum. What sets our experiences somewhat apart is the focus on openness. This includes the use of Open Educational Resources (OER), as well as open communication between the students, the ...
Duval, Erik, Parra Chico, Gonzalo Alberto, Santos Odriozola, Jose Luis, Agten, Sam, Charleer, Sven, Klerkx, Joris   +5 more
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Threshold concepts: designing a format for the flipped classroom as an active learning technique for crossing the threshold

Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2020
There is so-called troublesome knowledge in every subject. There is various subject-specific research available on what these particular concepts are, as well as some examples of how to help students cross those thresholds.
Nkaepe E. E. Olaniyi
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A Neo-Institutionalist Approach to Understanding Drivers of Quality Assurance in ODL

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
In recent years, quality assurance (QA) in higher education has received increasing attention by academics, learners, institutions, and governments alike. Many open universities (OUs) have taken steps to re-define or re-orient their systems and practices
Asha Kanwar, Romeela Mohee, Alexis Carr, Kayla Ortlieb, Kaviraj Sukon   +4 more
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The andragogical value of content knowledge method: the case of an adult education programme in Kwa-Zulu Natal Province of South Africa

Heliyon, 2021
The South African government has made a significant progress in the area of policy development and practice for Adult Education since independence in 1994. Still, there has been a tremendous increase in the number of adults without education. For example,
Morakinyo Akintolu, Moeketsi Letseka
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Mapping Minds in Motion: A Scholarly Voyage and Evaluation of Research Trends and Patterns in Open Praxis

Open Praxis
This study offers a systematic and critical examination of the research trends, thematic patterns, and scholarly evolution of Open Praxis during the 2023–2024 publication period.
Aras Bozkurt, Hasan Uçar, Serpil Koçdar   +2 more
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