Tag Archives for Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources: Global Report 2017
Three documents have been developed in the framework of the 2nd World OER Congress. The two documents: Open Educational Resources: From Commitment to Action and the Open Educational Resources: Global Report 2017 provide the outcomes of the six regional consultations … Continue reading
Supporting Librarians in Making the Business Case for OER
College textbook costs increased at three times the rate of inflation between 2002 and 2012 (United States General Accounting Office [GAO], 2013). One solution to high textbook costs is Open Educational Resources (OER) and institutional librarians, because of their reach … Continue reading
Online courses ‘more time-consuming’ to prepare for, study says
Tasmanian researchers find it takes 10 hours to plan an hour’s lecture for online students, compared to eight hours for on-campus delivery. Read More
George Siemens and David Wiley Join Forces for a MOOC About Open Education
Since the New York Times named 2012 the year of massive open online courses (MOOCs), millions have flocked to platforms offering them such as edX and Coursera. While these online courses have seen massive enrollment, perspectives on their impact have … Continue reading