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Fostering open educational practices
McAndrew, Patrick

PublishedMarch 2011
JournaleLearning Papers 23
Volume 23, Issue March 2011, Pages 1-4
Publisherelearningeuropa.info
EditorsKoskinen, Tapio and Ehlers, Ulf-Daniel
CountrySpain

ABSTRACT
OER are becoming accepted as part of the range of materials that learners and educa- tors can use. However, the methods and practices that enable learners, teachers and institutions to best engage with OER are not yet established and may well be more im- portant in enabling change in education systems than the availability of the resources themselves. By looking at the experiences that The Open University in the UK has in direct provision of OER and the broader research carried out by the Open Learning Network (OLnet) initiative, several factors and related practices can be identified that should help encourage openness and engagement with OER.

Keywords best practices · case-based analysis · OER engagement

Published atBarcelona
Languageeng
ISSN1887-1542
RefereedYes
Rightsby-nc-nd/3.0
URLhttp://elearningpapers.eu/en/article/Fostering-Open-Educational-Practices?paper=72110
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