COL's Policy on Open Educational Resources
Commonwealth of Learning [corporate]
| Published | May 2011 |
| Type of work | policy |
| Periodical | Pages 1 |
| Publisher | Commonwealth of Learning |
ABSTRACT
This document specifies a broad policy to promote and inform the development and use of OER in COL.| Keywords | distance education · open learning · OER policy |
| Language | en |
| URL | https://www.col.org/footer/cols-policy-open-educational-resources |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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