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Mason, Stacie L.; Kimmons, Royce – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand whether certain theoretical benefits that open educational resources (OER) might have on teacher practice were being realized by a group of secondary teachers using open science textbooks. In surveys and interviews, teachers were asked to describe their classroom practice before and after…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Textbooks, Qualitative Research, Educational Resources
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Schuwer, Robert; Janssen, Ben – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
To find out what is needed to speed up the adoption of open sharing and reuse of learning materials and open online courses in publicly funded Dutch institutions of Higher Education, a qualitative research study was conducted in fall 2016. This study examined issues of willingness of educators and management, barriers and enablers of adoption, and…
Descriptors: Open Source Technology, Educational Researchers, Shared Resources and Services, Barriers
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Arinto, Patricia Brazil – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
Rapid advances in information and communications technology in the digital age have brought about significant changes in the practice of distance education (DE) worldwide. DE practitioners in the Philippines' open university have coined the term "open and distance e-learning" (ODeL) to refer to the new forms of DE, which are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Open Education, Electronic Learning
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Cronin, Catherine – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
Open educational practices (OEP) is a broad descriptor of practices that include the creation, use, and reuse of open educational resources (OER) as well as open pedagogies and open sharing of teaching practices. As compared with OER, there has been little empirical research on individual educators' use of OEP for teaching in higher education.…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education