Open Educational Resources: Help or Hindrance to Open Learning?

Daniel, John; Kanwar, Asha; West, Paul

Open Educational Resources: Help or Hindrance to Open Learning?

dc.contributor.author	Daniel, John
dc.contributor.author	Kanwar, Asha
dc.contributor.author	West, Paul
dc.coverage.placeName	Malaysia	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Asia	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Global	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2015-09-02T21:59:01Z
dc.date.available	2015-09-02T21:59:01Z
dc.date.issued	2007-06-12
dc.description.abstract	International Conference on Open and Online Learning, Penang, Malaysia, 12 June 2007, Opening Address, Open Educational Resources: Help or Hindrance to Open Learning? John Daniel, Asha Kanwar and Paul West, Commonwealth of Learning // Thanks to significant external support, notably from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, institutions around the world are creating open educational resources (OERs) in the expectation that they will increase access to quality education. Is this hope justified? How often do OERs travel the last mile to the individual learner in the form of award-bearing courses? How open are open educational resources? Is the dogma of the 'freedom culture' obstructing the sensible sharing of learning materials? Has the medium become the message? These questions are examined with particular reference to the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11599/1496
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Commonwealth of Learning (COL)	en_US
dc.subject	Open Educational Resources (OER)	en_US
dc.subject	Open and Distance Learning (ODL)	en_US
dc.subject	eLearning	en_US
dc.title	Open Educational Resources: Help or Hindrance to Open Learning?	en_US
dc.type	Presentation	en_US