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Direct linkJason L. Snyder; Mark D. Cistulli; Cathleen D. Donahue; Alana S. Ledford – Journal of Education for Business, 2024
College textbook costs have risen dramatically since the late 1970s. Open educational resources (OERs) stand as a low- to no-cost alternative. This research examined the impact of OER book adoption on indicators of student performance and perceptions of the instructor, learning, and out-of-classroom communication. The first study compared student…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Open Educational Resources, Textbooks, Educational Quality
Jorge Sanabria-Z; Berenice Alfaro-Ponce; Laura Icela González-Pérez; María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
In the context of rapid technological advancements and the increasing availability of Open Educational Resources (OER), there is a growing need to foster complex thinking skills in higher education. The study aims to characterize OER platforms that facilitate the development of such skills, grounded in UNESCO's recommendations and the evolving…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Technological Advancement, Thinking Skills, Educational Practices
Ashley D. R. Sergiadis; Philip Smith; Mohammad Moin Uddin – College & Research Libraries, 2024
Many factors influence whether Open Educational Resources (OER) and other affordable materials foster equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). Cost savings to students and better outcomes are commonly cited as indicators. However, more research is needed to improve EDI outcomes in OER adoption. This article reports on survey responses from…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Disproportionate Representation, Racial Differences, White Students
Download full textDai Griffiths; Daniel Burgos; Stefania Aceto – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
Learners who learn from OER often cannot have their learning assessed or receive a credential. Open credentials offer a potential solution to this problem, combining badges or micro-credentials with competence frameworks and digital seals. This study identified the current situation of open credentials in post-secondary education in Europe, the…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Microcredentials, Recognition (Achievement), Evaluation Methods
Fabio Nascimbeni; Daniel Burgos; James Brunton; Ulf-Daniel Ehlers – Open Learning, 2024
Despite the recognition of the benefits that can be achieved through the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) and, more broadly, Open Educational Practices (OEP), there has been little research on the competences that are needed to enable educators to utilise such practices. To contribute to closing this gap, this paper presents a framework of…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Teaching Methods, Competence, Educational Technology
Howard Scott; Matthew Smith – Open Learning, 2024
This paper outlines how digital technologies support innovation in teaching and learning the English language across Palestinian Higher Education Institutes. A European project collaborated to build staff capacity in knowledge and skills, shown here through the redesign of curricula, pedagogical training, the design and implementation of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Digital Literacy, English Language Learners, English (Second Language)
Diana Montealegre Beltran; Kae Novak – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
As more higher education institutions in the United States look not only to be designated as Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) but to serve their student population in languages other than English, learning designers who are native speakers or have fluency in languages other than English are utilizing their language and cultural competencies to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Design, Minority Serving Institutions, Hispanic American Students
