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Publication Date: 2013
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What's Educational about Open Educational Resources? Different Theoretical Lenses for Conceptualizing Learning with OER
Panke, Stefanie; Seufert, Tina
E-Learning and Digital Media, v10 n2 p116-134 2013
In the last decade, the concept of Open Educational Resources (OER) has gained an undeniable momentum. However, it is an easy trap to confuse download and registration rates with actual learning and interest in the adoption and reuse of OER. If we focus solely on access, we cannot
differentiate between processes of mere information foraging and deep sense-making activities. The article provides an overview of the OER movement, stressing emerging concerns surrounding the educational efficacy of OER and highlighting learning theories which aid our understanding of this growing domain. The authors discuss building-blocks for a theoretical framework that allows us to conceptualize the learner's part in open educational practices, also characterizing challenges of open
learning and traits of successful open learners. (Contains 5 figures and 9 notes.)
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Theories, Student Role, Student Characteristics, Educational Practices, Resource Units, Computer Uses in Education, Multimedia Materials, Information Technology, Educational Technology, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Class Size, Communities of Practice, Self Control, Educational Resources, Internet, Difficulty Level, Cognitive Processes, College Students
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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