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Thursday, August 31, 2017
AJSTID Paper "In-vitro Diagnostics (IVDs) Innovations for Resource-Poor settings: The Indian Experience" by Nidhi Singh & Dinesh Abrol
Open Educational Resources: Removing Barriers From Within | by Sanjaya Mishra, COL
Open Educational Resources: Removing Barriers From Within
by Sanjaya Mishra, Distance Education, 2017, DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2017.1369350.
Abstract: Enthusiasts and evangelists of open educational resources (OER) see these resources as a panacea for all of the problems of education. However, despite its promises, their adoption in educational institutions is slow. There are many barriers to the adoption of OER, and many are from within the community of OER advocates. This commentary calls for a wider discussion to remove these barriers to mainstreaming OER in teaching and learning and argues for a rethinking of the idea of 'open' to make it more inclusive by redefining the concept. It reminds us of the original thinking behind OER – which was to create universally available educational resources that can improve the quality of teaching and learning. This commentary posits arguments against conflating OER and open education, questions the narrow definitions of OER, and raises issues around how to be more flexible and open to mainstreaming OER and removing barriers from within the OER movement.
Keywords: Open educational resources; open educational practices; open licenses; open pedagogy; open education; barriers
AJSTID Article "Exploring the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM): Impact on Innovation Ecosystem in India" by AS Akoijam & VV Krishna
African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 2017, DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2017.1359466.
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Friday, August 25, 2017
📢 The UNESCO Courier – 02/2017
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