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Direct linkMcGowan, Veronica – Open Learning, 2020
Evidence exists that American institutions of higher education are well-entrenched in the consideration of mechanisms for supporting the implementation of Open Educational Resources (OER) and alternative textbooks. Literature reveals that developing and implementing OER is a significant undertaking in terms of time and human resources. This study…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Textbooks, Financial Support, Educational Finance
Download full textAnnand, David; Jensen, Tilly – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
Substituting open educational resources (OER) for commercially-produced textbooks results in demonstrable cost savings for students in most higher education institutions. Yet OER are still not widely used, and progress toward large-scale adoption in most colleges and universities has been slow. This article reviews the literature informing…
Descriptors: Resource Units, Computer Uses in Education, Shared Resources and Services, Multimedia Materials
Zirkel, Sabrina; Pollack, Terry M. – American Educational Research Journal, 2016
We present a case analysis of the controversy and public debate generated from a school district's efforts to address racial inequities in educational outcomes by diverting special funds from the highest performing students seeking elite college admissions to the lowest performing students who were struggling to graduate from high school.…
Descriptors: School Districts, Equal Education, Racial Bias, Case Studies
Hatzipanagos, Stylianos; Gregson, Jon – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2015
The paper explores the role of Open Access (in licensing, publishing and sharing research data) and Open Educational Resources within Distance Education, with a focus on the context of the University of London International Programmes. We report on a case study where data were gathered from librarians and programme directors relating to existing…
Descriptors: Open Education, Educational Resources, Access to Education, Consciousness Raising
Obiekezie, Eucharia O.; Ejemot-Nwadiaro, Regina I.; Timothy, Alexander E.; Essien, Margaret I. – International Education Studies, 2016
The level of job performance, international comparability and competitiveness of Nigerian university graduates are burning issues. Consequently, the academic quality of Nigerian universities has come under severe criticism. Since university lecturers are key players in quality assurance in universities, this study explored their perceptions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Quality Assurance, Teacher Attitudes
Wiley, David; Green, Cable; Soares, Louis – Center for American Progress, 2012
The nation is in the midst of a revolution in education. For the first time in human history, tools to enable everyone to attain all the education they desire are available. And best of all this education is available at almost no cost. The key to this sea of change in learning is open education resources, or OER. OER are educational materials…
Descriptors: Open Education, Social Change, Educational Change, Access to Education
Fletcher, Geoffrey; Schaffhauser, Dian; Levin, Douglas – State Educational Technology Directors Association, 2012
Technological innovation is driving fundamental changes in all aspects of our lives. This is especially true of digital content, as our use of e-books, downloadable music, streaming television and movies, and online social networks has exploded. However, the explosive growth in our use of digital content seems so far to have eluded many of the 50…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Educational Technology, Electronic Publishing, Open Source Technology
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2009
The Rostrum is a quarterly publication of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) A Modest Proposal: Simplifying Articulation, Respecting Local Autonomy, and Responding to "Common Course Numbering" Mandates by Michelle Pilati; (2) Resolving the TBA Dilemma: A Tale of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Articulation (Education), Scheduling, Curriculum Development
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers
