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Direct linkHilton, John, III – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2016
Textbooks are a vital component in many higher education contexts. Increasing textbook prices, coupled with general rising costs of higher education have led some instructors to experiment with substituting open educational resources (OER) for commercial textbooks as their primary class curriculum. This article synthesizes the results of 16…
Descriptors: Open Source Technology, Textbook Evaluation, Reading Material Selection, Educational Resources
Nacheva-Skopalik, Lilyana; Green, Steve – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2016
Access to education is one of the main human rights. Everyone should have access to education and be capable of benefiting from it. However there are a number who are excluded, not because of a lack of ability but simply because they have a disability or specific need which current education systems do not address. A learning system in which…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Inclusion, Disabilities, Special Needs Students
Yadav, Rajan; Tiruwa, Anurag; Suri, Pradeep Kumar – Journal of International Education in Business, 2017
Purpose: The growing use of internet-based learning (IBL) platforms in institutions of higher education is producing profound changes in the traditional teaching learning process worldwide. This paper aims to identify and understand the ways in which higher education institutions draw benefits by the use of such means, synthesizing the literature…
Descriptors: Internet, Web Based Instruction, Electronic Learning, Higher Education
Kayal, Soumen; Das, Baisakhi – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2017
One of the most impressive uses of information and communication technology is the advent of e-learning. The current E-learning system mainly plays a role of learning assistance such as providing learning content or learning information, and sometime it provides channels or platform in the learning environment for discussion and interaction. In…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries, Courseware, Open Source Technology
Download full textBryant, Rebecca; Dortmund, Annette; Malpas, Constance – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2017
This report provides university and research library leaders with useful insights on emerging practices and infrastructures in European research information management (RIM), on the current and future role of persistent person and organization identifiers, and, more specifically, on incentives and barriers to adoption in three different national…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Management, Research Administration, Research Libraries
Schuwer, Robert; Janssen, Ben – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
To find out what is needed to speed up the adoption of open sharing and reuse of learning materials and open online courses in publicly funded Dutch institutions of Higher Education, a qualitative research study was conducted in fall 2016. This study examined issues of willingness of educators and management, barriers and enablers of adoption, and…
Descriptors: Open Source Technology, Educational Researchers, Shared Resources and Services, Barriers
Queirós, Ricardo, Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
In the digital age, online courses have progressed as popular modes of learning that provide interactive and collaborative learning in educational settings. The open education movement is enabled by the internet and combines the sharing of ideas, resources, and practices among all people in order to advance ideas and knowledge to a new generation…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Bouchrika, Imed, Ed.; Harrati, Nouzha, Ed.; Vu, Phu, Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
In online education, there is a challenge to not only meet the pedagogical aspects of digital education but also to understand the user experience within learning platforms and student interaction. Through online functions and advanced technology, a student's learning style can be enhanced. "Learner Experience and Usability in Online…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Student Experience
Bossu, Carina; Fountain, Wendy – Open Praxis, 2015
Addressing the gap between global open educational resource (OER) proliferation and the slow adoption of OER and open educational practices (OEP) in Australian higher education, this paper focuses on a capacity-building project targeting academics, academic support staff and educational developers. The conception, design, development, piloting and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Capacity Building, Open Education, Open Source Technology
Thompson, Douglas Earl – General Music Today, 2014
This article is an overview of the open source audio-editing and -recording program, Audacity. Key features are noted, along with significant features not included in the program. A number of music and music technology concepts are identified that could be taught and/or reinforced through using Audacity.
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Computer Software, Audio Equipment
Unal, Zafer; Unal, Aslihan – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2014
The goal of this study is to report the results of a comparative usability study conducted in 2008-2009 on two different course management systems (CMS), BlackBoard and Moodle. 135 students enrolled in the fall 2008 and spring 2009 section of Introduction to Educational Technology participated in the study (72 and 63 respectively). At the…
Descriptors: Integrated Learning Systems, Usability, Comparative Analysis, College Students
Britton, Todd Alan – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the key considerations of community, scalability, supportability, security, and functionality for selecting open-source software in California universities as perceived by technology leaders. Methods: After a review of the cogent literature, the key conceptual framework categories were identified…
Descriptors: Open Source Technology, Computer Software Selection, Scaling, Computer Security
Peters, Michael A.; Jandric, Petar; Irwin, Ruth; Locke, Kirsten; Devine, Nesta; Heraud, Richard; Gibbons, Andrew; Besley, Tina; White, Jayne; Forster, Daniella; Jackson, Liz; Grierson, Elizabeth; Mika, Carl; Stewart, Georgina; Tesar, Marek; Brighouse, Susanne; Arndt, Sonja; Lazaroiu, George; Mihaila, Ramona; Legg, Catherine; Benade, Leon – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2016
This article is concerned with developing a philosophical approach to a number of significant changes to academic publishing, and specifically the global journal knowledge system wrought by a range of new digital technologies that herald the third age of the journal as an electronic, interactive and mixed-media form of scientific communication.…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Organizations (Groups), Writing Processes, Collaborative Writing
Cotterill, Simon; Hudson, Martyn; Lloyd, Katherine; Outterside, James; Peterson, John; Coburn, John; Thomas, Ulrike; Tiplady, Lucy; Robinson, Phil; Heslop, Phil – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2016
Co-Curate North East is a cross-disciplinary initiative involving Newcastle University and partner organisations, working with schools and community groups in the North East of England. Co-curation builds on the concept of the "ecomuseum" model for heritage based around a virtual territory, social memory and participative input from the…
Descriptors: School Community Programs, Heritage Education, Open Source Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Oates, Lauryn; Hashimi, Jamshid – Open Praxis, 2016
The Darakht-e Danesh ("knowledge tree") Online Library is the first open educational resource (OER) initiative in Afghanistan, established to enhance teacher subject-area knowledge, access and use of learning materials, and to foster more diverse teaching methodologies in order to improve learning outcomes in Afghan classrooms. This…
Descriptors: Open Education, Educational Resources, Usability, Foreign Countries
