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Beyond the first steps: Sustaining Health OER Initiatives in Ghana

Beyond the first steps: Sustaining Health OER Initiatives in Ghana icon

Paper submitted and presented as part of the Open Ed 2010 Conference The introduction of open educational resources (OER)... see more

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Open (Access) Journal-Article
Author:
Nadia Tagoe; Peter Donkor; Richard Adanu; Ohene Opare-Sem; N. Cary Engleberg
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May 3, 2012
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June 12, 2018
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Giving Knowledge for Free: The OECD Report on OER in Higher Education

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This is a video that was captured at the 2008 Online Educa Berlin conference. The keynote speaker is Prof Francesc Pedró,... see more

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Online Educa Berlin
Date Created:
March 31, 2009
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August 19, 2022
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A Review of the Open Educational Resources (OER) Movement: Achievements, Challenges, and New Opportunities

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OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an... see more

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June 18, 2016
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March 20, 2017
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FOSTER Portal: European Union "Open Science" Project

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FOSTER (Facilitate Open Science Training for European Research) is a 2-year (2014-2016) EU Funded (FP7) Project that aims... see more

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Learning Object Repository
Author:
FOSTER Open Science Staff (Eloy Rodrigues: University of Minho)
Date Created:
October 26, 2015
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November 13, 2020
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Online and Campus College Students Like Using an Open Educational Resource Instead of a Traditional Textbook

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There has been little research on student use and perception of open educational resources that are used to replace... see more

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Open (Access) Journal-Article
Author:
Brian L. Lindshield Koushik Adhikari
Date Created:
July 16, 2014
Date Modified:
March 20, 2017
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Open Educational Resources (OER) Degrees: Lumen Learning

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OER Degrees is a website developed by Lumen Learning to help educators worldwide learn more about successful Community... see more

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Author:
OER Degrees Project Staff
Date Created:
February 19, 2017
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October 14, 2019
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Open: The Philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science

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Open: The Philosophy and Practices that Revolionizing Education and Science examines the Open Education, Open Science,... see more

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Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Rajiv Jhangiani and Robert Biwas-Diener (editors)
Date Created:
April 12, 2017
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May 1, 2021
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UNdata: A World of Open Data Information

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The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) launched a new... see more

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UNdata Staff
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May 28, 2017
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October 23, 2022
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Digital Commons Network: [Open Access] Higher Education Commons

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The Digital Commons Network: Higher Education contains and categorizes 44,000+ Open Access scholarly written articles... see more

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Date Created:
January 11, 2018
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January 19, 2019
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Latest Medical News, Clinical Trials, Guidelines - Today on Medscape

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Get the latest medical news, clinical trial coverage, drug updates, journal articles, CME activities & more on Medscape.

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July 7, 2022
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July 8, 2022
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Personalising learning through adaptation: Evidence from a global survey of K-12 teachers’ perceptions of their use of open educational resources

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It has been suggested that open educational resources (OER) can lower cost and lead to greater flexibility, however while... see more

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Open (Access) Journal-Article
Author:
B. de los Arcos, et al.
Date Created:
March 23, 2017
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November 9, 2017
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Using Student Outcomes Data in OER Courses

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As OER programs mature, we’re starting to get more data on student outcomes – and not all of the results are positive.... see more

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Author:
Jennifer Lantrip
Date Created:
March 14, 2019
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August 7, 2019
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Fostering Cross-institutional Collaboration for Open Educational Resources Production

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Although there are over a quarter of a million open courses published by an increasing number of universities, it remains... see more

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Author:
Airong Luo; Ted Hanss; Dick Ng'ambi
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May 3, 2012
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June 12, 2018
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MOOC - making and open educational practices

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MOOC - making and open educational practices is a Global South Open Education Research study that examines the practices... see more

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Case Study
Author:
Laura Czerniewicz; Andrew Deacon; Michael Glover; and Sukaina Walji
Date Created:
July 28, 2018
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October 8, 2018
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OER HUB Researcher Pack: A Toolkit for Open Education

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The OER HUB Reearcher Pack: A Toolkit for Open Education provides a set of resources for anyone conducting research in... see more

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Reference Material
Author:
Rob Farrow, Leigh Anne Perryan, Beatriz de los Arcos, Martin Weller, and Rebecca Pitt
Date Created:
January 29, 2017
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May 6, 2017
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Open Education: International Perspectives in Higher Education

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Open Education is a primary, secondary, and tertiary global educational movement. Open Education: International... see more

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Open (Access) Textbook
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Various contributing authors edited by Patrick Blessinger and T.J. Bliss
Date Created:
January 14, 2017
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October 14, 2019
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Siemens-Stiftung's OER Media Portal

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Siemens-Stiftung's Open Educational Resources (OER) Media Portal provides you with teaching and learning materials in... see more

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Author:
Siemens-AG Foundation and Siemens-Stiftung Media Portal
Date Created:
February 13, 2018
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June 25, 2021
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A Framework to Integrate Public, Dynamic Metrics Into an OER Platform

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This video was recorded at OCWC Global Conference, Ljubljana 2014. The usage metrics for open educational resources (OER)... see more

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Author:
Jaclyn Zetta Cohen
Date Created:
February 10, 2015
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March 20, 2017
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A story for refocusing: "A proposal for quality framework forMOOCs based on OERs and its application to Language MOOCs Courses"

A story for refocusing: "A proposal for quality framework forMOOCs based on OERs and its application to Language MOOCs Courses" icon

This video was recorded at Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN) Seminar, Ljubljana 2014. GO-GN stands for Global OER... see more

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Author:
Rosa Cabedo Gallén
Date Created:
February 8, 2015
Date Modified:
March 20, 2017
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Assessment & Accreditation of OER Learners

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This video was recorded at OCWC Global Conference, Ljubljana 2014. This report shares the findings and lessons learned... see more

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Author:
Rory McGreal
Date Created:
February 10, 2015
Date Modified:
March 20, 2017
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Course design in an OER environment

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A brief account of models of adaptation of OERs for different programmes

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Author:
Saide
Date Created:
May 3, 2012
Date Modified:
January 30, 2020
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Flipping with OER: K12 teachers' views of the impact of open practices on students

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This video was recorded at OCWC Global Conference, Ljubljana 2014. In April 2013 the Hewlett-funded OER Research Hub... see more

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Author:
Beatriz de los Arcos
Date Created:
February 10, 2015
Date Modified:
March 20, 2017
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Health OER Inter-Institutional Project Formative Evaluation of Health OER Design Phase

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The review was to be based on a study of relevant documents, interviews with academic staff involved in institutional... see more

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Author:
South African Institute for Distance Education
Date Created:
May 3, 2012
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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OER Research Hub Examines OER Impact at U.S. Community Colleges

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This video was recorded at OCWC Global Conference, Ljubljana 2014. OER Research Hub (OERRH, 2014) at The Open University... see more

Material Type:
Presentation
Author:
Robert Farrow; Una Daly
Date Created:
February 10, 2015
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March 20, 2017
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