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Direct linkZhu, Meina; Kadirova, Dilnoza – Open Learning, 2022
Given the rapid rise of open educational resources (OER) for informal learning pursuits impacting countless millions of people each day around the world, this study investigated the impact of the initiative that spearheaded this movement; namely, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) open courseware (OCW). More specifically, it explored…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Student Attitudes, Learning Experience, Computer Science Education
Adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER) Textbook for an Introductory Information Systems Course
Wang, Shouhong; Wang, Hai – Open Learning, 2017
Open educational resources (OER) can make educational resources widely available to all students and educators for free; however, OER are still untried in many academic programmes in higher education. This article reports a case of adoption of an open access textbook for an introductory information systems course and discusses the process and…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Open Source Technology, Textbooks, Introductory Courses
Ornellas, Adriana; Muñoz Carril, Pablo César – Open Learning, 2014
This article outlines a methodological approach to the creation, production and dissemination of online collaborative audio-visual projects, using new social learning technologies and open-source video tools, which can be applied to any e-learning environment in higher education. The methodology was developed and used to design a course in the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries, Web 2.0 Technologies, Audiovisual Aids
Kimmons, Royce – Open Learning, 2015
This study seeks to understand how district size and wealth factors influence the adoption of open-source online systems in primary and secondary (K-12) education. Most schools now utilise online systems (e.g. CMS, LMS, SIS) for a number of purposes, and it is anticipated that no-cost and open-source systems could be of great value for…
Descriptors: Online Systems, Online Courses, Elementary Secondary Education, Adoption (Ideas)
Tromp, Gerhard Wieger; Long, Phillip D. – Open Learning, 2013
To establish which factors predict student intentions to contribute towards an OpenCourseWare site, an online questionnaire was distributed among University of Queensland students via email. The 320 participants completed items that were based on the theory of planned behaviour and were designed to measure attitudes, subjective norms and perceived…
Descriptors: Accounting, Altruism, Foreign Countries, Norms
Huang, Wen-Hao David; Lin, Meng-Fen Grace; Shen, Wendi – Open Learning, 2012
The open educational resource (OER) movement has reached a critical mass due to recent technology advancements. In Taiwan, to overcome the language barrier, the Opensource Opencourse Prototype System (OOPS) plays a significant role in enabling Chinese-speaking users to benefit from this global education movement. However, our understanding about…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Source Technology, Web Sites, Courseware
