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Schroeder, Nadine; Donat, Sophia – Research in Learning Technology, 2023
Open educational resource (OER) as free teaching and learning materials can contribute to the collaborative design and development of teaching. To support higher education teachers in their work with teaching in general and OER in particular and to encourage their use of OER, it is necessary to pay attention to their needs and requirements. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Technology Uses in Education, Open Educational Resources
Hollister, Christopher V.; Patton, Joseph – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2022
This study recounts the experimental implementation of a stipend program to incentivize and reward instructor use of open educational resources (OERs). The authors leveraged a statewide initiative to develop an award system based on specific criteria, and 24 instructors qualified. The authors surveyed awardees to explore their perceptions of using…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Incentives, Open Educational Resources, Technology Uses in Education
The Impact of Open Educational Resource Professional Development for Teachers in Secondary Education
Kelly Arispe; Amber Hoye; Katie Palmer – Open Praxis, 2023
Scholars suggest that when teachers retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute Open Educational Resources (OER), the process of OER-enabled Pedagogy (OEP), they not only gain high-quality, digital teaching materials, but they also transform their teaching (Wiley, et al., 2017). Nonetheless, OEP is not an automatic outcome of using OER, rather…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Faculty Development, Secondary School Teachers, Technology Uses in Education
Karipi, Edwig; Mawela, Ailwei Solomon; Van-Wyk, Micheal M. – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2022
Open educational resources (OER) are an innovation coined to bridge the educational divide by providing free quality learning resources. Consequently, this study explored the perception of the Namibian open and distance learning institutions' perception of the use of OER as a pedagogical approach. The study focused on faculty members from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Educational Resources, Distance Education, College Faculty
Lantrip, Jennifer; Ray, Jacquelyn – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Open Educational Resources (OER) are vital in transforming the student learning experience, whether it is through a social justice lens that seeks to remedy inequities by reducing student cost burden and supporting access to materials or, increasingly, the pedagogical changes faculty are making that enhance student learning. Community college…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Open Educational Resources, Community Colleges, College Faculty
Ofoegbu, Onyema Theresa; Asogwa, Uche Donatus; Ogbonna, Chimaobi Samuel – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
With increased emphasis on accessibility and quality education in tertiary institutions, open and distance learning (ODL) is occupying the center stage in Nigeria. Open educational resources (OERs) is becoming a valuable alternative to improving access to high-quality educational content released under open licenses by outstanding universities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Distance Education, Open Education
Sunar, Ayse Saliha; Yükseltürk, Esra; Duru, Ismail – SAGE Open, 2022
During the mass curfews, travel bans, school shutdowns, face-to-face education was discontinued, and many universities had to urgently switch to online education. Academics, most of whom are not familiar with digital pedagogy, had to adapt their lectures to online learning. The aim of this study is to analyze how Open Educational Resources (OERs)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Educational Resources, COVID-19, Pandemics
Gerard, Libby; Wiley, Korah; Debarger, Angela Haydel; Bichler, Sarah; Bradford, Allison; Linn, Marcia C. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2022
Prompted by the sudden shift to remote instruction in March 2020 brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers explored online resources to support their students learning from home. We report on how twelve teachers identified and creatively leveraged open educational resources (OERs) and practices to facilitate self-directed science learning.…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Science Education, Distance Education, COVID-19
Ojo, Olugbenga; Salawu, Ibrahim O; Adedapo, Adeyemi – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2023
This study examined the level of lecturers' awareness and the extent of usage of open educational resources (OERs) for teaching and learning in Nigerian universities. A descriptive research design was adopted for the study. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select two (2) universities (both federal and state-owned) that are running open…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Knowledge Level
Datt, Gopal; Singh, Gagan – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2021
The purpose of this study is to highlight the role and awareness of and barriers to Open Educational Resources (OERs) in Indian higher education, specifically in the State of Uttarakhand. This study further investigates the factors that hinder the progress of OER acceptance in the teaching and learning process of higher education and suggests ways…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, College Students, Student Attitudes
Zeichner, Orit – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2020
The numerous advantages of using open learning resources (OER), raised the awareness to teachers' difficulties in using and developing these materials. This study explores the enablers and inhibitors teachers face in the adoption of OER, teachers' attitudes towards OER and their educational approaches. Analyzing the participants' answers to the…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Adoption (Ideas), Teacher Attitudes, Program Implementation
Walker, Hannah; Hennessy, Sara; Pimmer, Christoph – Research Papers in Education, 2023
This study reports on the adaptation and outcomes of a teacher professional development (TPD) programme in a rural Zimbabwean secondary school. The programme incorporated Open Educational Resources (OER), specifically OER4school materials, that were provided via tablet computers for teachers and students. A mixed-methods case study was employed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Educational Resources, Faculty Development, Rural Schools
Asghar, Muhammad Zaheer; Erdogmu, Yasemin Kahyaoglu; Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2021
The behaviour to use innovation and technology for teaching, learning, and research is influenced by different levels of culture, ranging from the supranational, professional, and organizational to the individual level. The current study focused on the organizational, professional, and individual levels of cultural influence on preservice…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Open Educational Resources, Preservice Teachers, Intention
Karunanayaka, Shironica Priyanthi – Journal of Learning for Development, 2023
The increased use of digital learning environments augments the adoption of open practices in education which contributes to SDG4. The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled an accelerated move towards technology-enhanced learning, prompting educators to re-think and re-design learning environments grounded in innovative pedagogy and technology. In the…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Technology Uses in Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
Lin, Hong – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
Given the upsurge of textbook costs, college students increasingly expect universities and instructors to offer alternatives to traditional textbooks. One textbook alternative is using open educational resources (OER). While OER unquestionably save students money, the question remains whether the adoption of OER (instructional materials) is…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education