%0	Book Section
%A	Misra, Pradeep Kumar
%D	2012
%E	Connolly, Teresa
%E	Okada, Alexandra
%E	Scott, Peter J.
%I	IGI Global
%K	life-long learning
%K	OER supported life-long learning
%P	287-303
%R	10.4018/978-1-4666-0300-4.ch016
%T	Open Educational Resources: Lifelong learning for engaged ageing
%U	http://www.igi-global.com/chapter/open-educational-resources/64412
%X	All over the world, governments, societies, and researchers are looking for ways to keep the ageing population active and engaged. The need of the hour is in looking for the tools that can help in making ageing engaging. OER supported lifelong learning with the aim of improving knowledge, skills, and competence can be a viable option for improving the wellness of ageing population. Following this approach, the present chapter discusses: global initiatives to keep ageing population active and engaged; using lifelong learning to make ageing population active, productive, and healthy; possibilities to use OER for offering lifelong learning; making ageing population competent to share their knowledge with society by using OER; key possibilities and challenges in offering OER supported lifelong learning; and potential strategies to make ageing engaging through OER supported lifelong learning.
%8	03/2012
%@	ISBN13: 9781466603004, ISBN10: 1466603003, EISBN13: 9781466603011
%@	10.4018/978-1-4666-0300-4.ch016