Advancing sustainability of Open Educational Resources
| Published | April 2009 |
| Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters Volume 21, Issue 8, Pages C3 - C3 |
ABSTRACT
This paper discusses the concept of Open Educational Resources (OERs). The discussion then shift to OER sustainability, a fundamental element essential for the success of OER. Special attention is given to the following as they relate to the OER sustainability: instructional design & presentation; cost of production and maintenance; support; and OER communities of practice as relate to scalability. The paper concludes with recommendations for OERs future research.| Keywords | best practices · decentralization · instructional design · scalability · sustainability |
| Language | en |
| ISSN | 1041-1135 |
| DOI | 10.1109/LPT.2009.2020494 |
| URL | http://proceedings.informingscience.org/InSITE2007/IISITv4p535-544Kooh275.pdf |
| Other information | IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. |
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