Citation
Dhanarajan, G., Porter, D., & Commonwealth of Learning. (2013). Open educational resources an Asian perspective. Canada Commonwealth of Learning and OER Asia 2013.
Abstract
A series of studies on distance learning technologies in the Asian region, collectively known as the PANdora studies (described in Distance Education Technologies in Asia and Policy and Practice in Asian Distance Education, both edited by Tian Belawati and Jon Baggaley, and published by SAGE and IDRC in 2010), were carried out from 2005 to 2010, through a research project supported by the International Development Research Centre of Canada. A second series of studies, collectively titled “Openness and Quality in Asian Distance Education”, were undertaken by the same research network between 2010 and 2012, and the current work is the outcome of one of its major components, “A Study of the Current State of Play in the Use of Open Educational Resources in the Asian Region”. The main objective of the study is to establish, qualitatively and quantitatively, the extent and practice of OER use by institutions and individuals in the developing parts of Asia, with a view to enhancing and promoting collaboration in the region for the purposes of sharing curriculum, learning materials, learning tools and delivery strategies. The interest in OER is based on the inherent value of freely available knowledge resources to the world’s poor and marginalised populations. The research study has resulted in a significant contribution to the understanding of OER and their use in Asian distance education, through this book and its associated website, www.oerasia.org.
Themes: Edited Book, OER