Open educational resources
Published | 2015 |
Journal | Community Eye Health Journal Volume 28, Issue 90, Pages 34 |
ABSTRACT
Historically, ‘open education’ has involved making education more accessible, whether by lowering cost or by enabling delivery at a distance. In our technological age, open education has become a global sharing of knowledge and ideas through the Internet.Keywords | education · human resources and training · open access · ophthalmology · training · training materials |
ISSN | 0953-6833 |
Refereed | Does not apply |
Rights | Creative Commons Attribution Sharealike |
URL | https://doaj.org/article/d98cb612de474279a20ccc5f8acf7836 |
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