Open Educational Resources: Reviewing initiatives and issues
| Published | February 2009 |
| Journal | Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning Volume 24, Issue 1, Pages 3-10 |
ABSTRACT
This is an introduction to the special issue on OERs. It provides information on the provenance of the term, history of OERs, rational for use and some barriers, and UNESCO initiative| Keywords | OER adoption · challenges · UNESCO · OER history |
| Language | eng |
| ISSN | 0268-0513 |
| Rights | © 2009 The Open University |
| DOI | 10.1080/02680510802625443 |
| Other information | Open Learning: The J. of Open & Distance LearningCOPL |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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