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RECENT RECORDS

Open Learning and Learning at Scale: The Legacy of MOOCs
Goshtasbpour, Fereshte; Cornock, Matt; Swinnerton, Bronwen; Harris, Lisa; Ferguson, Rebecca; Scanlon, Eileen
This paper provides an introduction to the special collection. It presents a summary of the last decade in relation to research on MOOCs and describes the FutureLearn Academic Network (FLAN), which brought together ...
Posted September 25, 2024

OER Policy Development at St Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies
Rory McGreal
Open Educational Resources (OER) have been recognized by UNESCO as important tools supporting the achievement of Strategic Development Goals (SDG) and by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) realizing SDG 4 Education for ...
Posted August 20, 2024

Facets of Openness in a Serious Game: Opening up Format, Content, Software and Hardware
Persico, Donatella; Pozzi, Francesca
This paper advocates the claim that open licenses and open-source software are not enough to overcome the barriers to adoption of technologically innovative Open Educational Resources for educational institutions like ...
Posted August 6, 2024

Awareness, attitudes, skills, and open educational resources usage among open and distance learners
Smart, E. Ambrose; Ogbomo, Esoswo Francisca; Akporhonor, Blessing Amina
Background of the study: Open Educational Resources (OER) are adjudged to be of tremendous benefit to open and distance learners due to the nature of their academic programs. However, a number of factors will determine ...
Posted August 4, 2024

Un accès payant pour des ressources éducatives en licence Creative Commons : un paradoxe étudié au prisme d’une étude de cas, Faq2Sciences
Cisel, Matthieu; Laudier, Nicolas
Le projet Faq2Sciences porté par l’Université Numérique Thématique Unisciel représente une banque de plusieurs milliers d’exercices en sciences naturelles, mathématiques et informatiques, alimentée par de ...
Posted July 23, 2024

Rethinking openness for learning in open distance learning institutions
Akintolu, Morakinyo; Letseka, Moeketsi
The trends in open distance learning over the years and its evolution to higher education are interesting phenomena that continue to gain acceptance. While open distance learning serves as an intervening solution, ...
Posted July 11, 2024

An Introduction to Open Educational Resources and Their Implementation in Higher Education Worldwide
Atenas, Javiera; Ebner, Martin; Ehlers, Ulf-Daniel; Nascimbeni, Fabio; Schön, Sandra
The digitization of (higher) education has exposed copyright infringement issues, as the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials has become more visible. This article explores the importance of open educational ...
Posted July 4, 2024

Utilizing open educational practices to support sustainable higher education in the United Arab Emirates
Adhya, Debolina Halder; Al Bastaki, Eesa M.; Suleymanova, Sara; Muhammad, Nasiruddeen; Purushothaman, Arunprasad
The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled higher education institutions (HEI) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and globally to shift to a new pedagogy that is sustainable and resilient to crises and disruptions. It ...
Posted June 28, 2024

Exploration in Hermeneutics of Dedicated OER Policies and Implications for Post-Secondary Institutions
Swettenham, Steve
This exploratory study, framed in an interpretivist paradigm and hermeneutic approach, examined a world-wide collection of 28 dedicated open educational resources (OER) policy documents published on the Internet from ...
Posted January 11, 2024

Pivoting Open? Pandemic Pedagogy and the Search for Openness in the Viral Learning Environment
Havemann, Leo; Roberts, Verena
This paper is based on the authors' experiences and reflections working in educational technology and design support roles in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. We retrace our lived experience from the ...
Posted January 5, 2024