OpenCourseWare
| Published | February 2012 |
| Series | Game changers: Education and information technologies Chapter Case Study 8, Pages 291-299 |
| Publisher | EDUCAUSE Publications |
| Editor | Oblinger, Diana. G. |
ABSTRACT
OpenCourseWare (OCW) and open educational resources (OER) are based on the simple yet powerful idea that free and open sharing in education can drive improvements in teaching and learning around the world. Sharing this common assumption, OCW, OER, and open education in general are proliferating.| Keywords | case study · challenges · distance education · OCW · professional development · research |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | by-nc-nd/3.0 |
| URL | http://www.educause.edu/Resources/GameChangersEducationandInform/CaseStudy8OpenCourseWare/250542 |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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