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UNESCO Chairs/UNITWIN Networks Consultation Report Form
McGreal, Rory; Mackintosh, Wayne; Cox, Glenda
Higher education must become more responsive to the needs of local communities and lead in the formation of independent responsible citizens with the knowledge and skills needed for the 21st century workforce. To this ...
Posted May 30, 2022

Bridging the gap: Micro-credentials for development
McGreal, Rory; Mackintosh, Wayne; Cox, Glenda; Olcott Jr., Don
This paper describes current trends and issues in implementing micro-credentials. The Covid19 epidemic, combined with the increasing cost of higher education; employer concerns about graduate skills and competencies; ...
Posted May 30, 2022

Acceptance and Barriers of Open Educational Resources in the Context to Indian Higher Education
Datt, Gopal; Singh, Gagan
The purpose of this study is to highlight the role and awareness of and barriers to Open Educational Resources (OERs) in Indian higher education, specifically in the State of Uttarakhand. This study further investigates ...
Posted May 30, 2022

Learning Objects in the Educational Context: The Perspective of Teachers in the Azores
Santos, Ana Isabel; Costa, Ana C.; Botelho, Andrea Z.; Parente, Manuela I.; Cascalho, José; Freitas, Diana; Behr, André; Rodrigues, Ana; Mendes, Armando B.
This paper seeks to identify the pedagogical resources used by kindergarten, primary and secondary teachers in Azores Islands. Additionally, an investigation will be made into how these resources are mobilized in ...
Posted May 30, 2022

Approaches to Monitor and Evaluate OER Policies in Higher Education - Tracing Developments in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Neumann, Jan; Schön, Sandra; Bedenlier, Svenja; Ebner, Martin; Edelsbrunner, Sarah; Krüger, Nicole; Lüthi-Esposito, Gabriela; Marin, Victoria I.; Orr, Dominic; Peters, Laura N.; Reimer, Ricarda T. D.; Zawacki-Richter, Olaf
The 2019 UNESCO recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER) encourages member states to monitor policies and mechanisms in OER across the world. In higher education, there are many initiatives and policies around ...
Posted May 30, 2022

MORF: The MOOC Replication Framework
Educational Technology Collective
The MOOC Replication Framework (MORF) is a framework that facilitates the replication of previously published findings across multiple data sets. It facilitates the construction and evaluation of end-to-end pipelines ...
Posted May 30, 2022

Rediscovering an Old Genre: Open Textbook Publishing and University Presses
Johnson, Annie
Most discussions about university presses focus on presses as monograph publishers. This article examines university presses as textbook publishers, and argues that presses could potentially play an important role in ...
Posted May 24, 2022

The Effects and Implications of Using Open Educational Resources in Secondary Schools
Harvey, Paul; Bond, John
Open educational resources (OER) constitute a curriculum innovation that is considered revolutionary and has the potential to change the landscape of curriculum at all levels and content areas. OER have gained attention ...
Posted May 21, 2022

Use of open education resources: exploring motivational aspects, challenges and its relationships with postgraduates' students learning achievements in Dodoma
Sanga, Upendo
Tanzania has recently started using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching and learning especially in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Despite the use of the internet available across the ...
Posted May 21, 2022

Open University Staff and Students’ Attitude towards Uses, Development and Barrier to Open Educational Resources
Ibrahim, Aminu Kazeem
The continuous search for cost effective and almost low or no price fees course materials by staff and students to better their learning and research activities has been an issue for sometimes now. Therefore, Ex-post ...
Posted May 21, 2022