The OER Knowledge Cloud: A Hidden Dream: Open Educational Resources

A Hidden Dream: Open Educational Resources

Published	15 May 2020
Book title	Radical Solutions and Open Science Chapter 4, Pages 57-67
Series	Lecture Notes in Educational Technology
Publisher	Springer, Singapore
Editor	Burgos, Daniel
Country	Palestinian Territories, Asia

ABSTRACT

Open-source materials are being used for education in a variety of contexts, and educators can reuse them to achieve different objectives in both higher education and public education. Educators in Palestine are using open education resources for professional development to improve their performance and learning. There are different advantages to open education resources; for example, they can reduce training costs, as well as the time and effort required by students and educators. Different open resources have emerged in Palestine, such as MOOCs and open learning objects for K-12.

Keywords

open education resources · MOOCs · professional development

Language	English
ISBN	978-981-15-4276-3
Refereed	Yes
Rights	CC BY
DOI	10.1007/978-981-15-4276-3_4
Export options	BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar

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