Exploration of open educational resources in non-English speaking communities
| Published | June 2014 |
| Type of work | Special Issue - Open Educational Resources: Opening Access to Knowledge |
| Journal | IRRODL Volume 14, Issue 2, Pages 106-128 |
| Editors | McGreal, Rory and Conrad, Dianne |
ABSTRACT
Over the last decade, open educational resources (OER) initiatives have created new possibilities for knowledge-sharing practices. This research examines how, where, and when OER are attracting attention in the higher education sector and explores to what extent the OER discussion has moved beyond the English-speaking world. This study analysed English, Spanish, and Portuguese OER queries over a long-term period (2007-2011). The data retrieval was conducted using four online platforms: two academic journal databases (Web of Knowledge and Scopus), one video-sharing Web site (YouTube), and one document-sharing Web site (Scribd). The number (more than 32,860) of search results collected indicate an increasing interest in online OER discussion across languages, particularly outside academic journal databases. Additionally, a widening ‘language gap’ between OER discussions in English and other languages was identified in several platforms. This research reports some of the cultural and language challenges caused by the expansion of the OER discussion and highlights relevant findings in this field.| Keywords | digital technologies · education · language gap · OER · open access |
| Published at | Athabasca, Alberta |
| ISSN | 1492-3831 |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Rights | by/4.0 |
| URL | http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1493 |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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