[PDF] Open Educational Resources Policy Costs Transformation eBook

Author : Patrick Blessinger
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 25,52 MB
Release : 2016-12-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 178374281X

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This insightful collection of essays explores the ways in which open education can democratise access to education for all. It is a rich resource that offers both research and case studies to relate the application of open technologies and approaches in education settings around the world. A must-read for practitioners, policy-makers, scholars and students in the field of education.

Author : Molly Y. Zhou
Publisher : Information Science Reference
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,81 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Educational technology
ISBN : 9781799812005

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""This book examines open educational resources in education with a focus on pedagogical discussion and practices in teaching and learning in higher education and in K-12 schools"--Provided by publisher"--

Author : Orr Dominic
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 46,99 MB
Release : 2015-12-01
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ISBN : 9264247548

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Education is the key to economic, social and environmental progress, and governments around the world are looking to improve their education systems.

Author : Andrew Wesolek
Publisher : Pacific University Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 19,4 MB
Release : 2018-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781945398797

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For many of us, the drive to affect positive change--however vague or idiosyncratic our sense of this might be--has guided our work in higher education. We champion the pursuit of a college degree because few endeavors can match it in terms of advancing a person's economic mobility (Chetty, Friedman, Saez, Turner, and Yagan; 2017). Despite recent debates about the value of a college degree (Pew Research Center, 2017), the opportunities and financial stability awarded to those with college degrees remain apparent when they are compared to peers who have only graduated high school (Pew Research Center, 2014). And while more Americans have a college degree than ever before (Ryan and Bauman, 2016), access to a formal, post-secondary education continues to be elusive for some. Indeed, over the last ten years, analysts have projected that the cost of attending college would keep 2.4 million low-to-moderate income, college-qualified high school graduates from completing a college degree (Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, 2006). During that same period, college students in the United States saw expenses related to tuition and fees increase by 63 percent, school housing costs (excluding board) increase by 51 percent, textbook prices increase by 88 percent (Bureau of Labor, 2016). Because few students can afford a college education by salary alone, 44.2 million Americans have sought financial aid via student loans. As a result, total student loan debt is now topping $1.45 trillion in the United States (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2017), and student loan delinquency rates are averaging 11.2 percent (Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 2017). The burden of a student's financial decisions extends beyond the mere individual: society will inevitably carry the weight of this debt for years to come.

Author : Rajiv S. Jhangiani
Publisher : Ubiquity Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 24,77 MB
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 1911529013

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Affordable education. Transparent science. Accessible scholarship. These ideals are slowly becoming a reality thanks to the open education, open science, and open access movements. Running separate—if parallel—courses, they all share a philosophy of equity, progress, and justice. This book shares the stories, motives, insights, and practical tips from global leaders in the open movement.

Author : Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl
Publisher : African Minds
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 24,64 MB
Release : 2018-01-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 1928331483

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Education in the Global South faces several key interrelated challenges, for which Open Educational Resources (OER) are seen to be part of the solution. These challenges include: unequal access to education; variable quality of educational resources, teaching, and student performance; and increasing cost and concern about the sustainability of education. The Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) project seeks to build on and contribute to the body of research on how OER can help to improve access, enhance quality and reduce the cost of education in the Global South. This volume examines aspects of educator and student adoption of OER and engagement in Open Educational Practices (OEP) in secondary and tertiary education as well as teacher professional development in 21 countries in South America, Sub-Saharan Africa and South and Southeast Asia. The ROER4D studies and syntheses presented here aim to help inform Open Education advocacy, policy, practice and research in developing countries.