Open Educational Resources in Higher Education A Global Perspective

This book explores open educational resources and open education through research conducted on this topic globally. This book engages with intersections between open educational resources, social justice and equality, as well as policy in terms of open educational resources. Numerous examples of ope...

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Other Authors: Olivier, Jako (Editor), Rambow, Andreas (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Series:Future Education and Learning Spaces, ICT & Education in Uncertain Times
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book explores open educational resources and open education through research conducted on this topic globally. This book engages with intersections between open educational resources, social justice and equality, as well as policy in terms of open educational resources. Numerous examples of open praxis are also included, ranging from open educational resources courses to the affordances of artificial intelligence, data-driven learning, and open textbooks in this context. Furthermore, chapters range from providing a broad overview of open educational resources international and regional initiatives in Africa, to cases of work done in the United States, New Zealand, Israel, and Hong Kong. The role of Wikipedia and Wikidata is also prominent. Finally, this book includes unique contributions, focusing on open educational resources and feminist pedagogy, as well as disabled learners’ motivations for participating in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Academics and researchers workingin the field of open education and higher education in general will understand the importance of this work
Physical Description:VIII, 327 p. 38 illus., 17 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9789811985904