Are open educational resources systematic or systemic change agents for teaching practice?

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 952-962

  Lane, Andy ^a   McAndrew, Patrick ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANGE AGENTS; DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES; LEARNING OBJECTS; LIFE LONG LEARNING; OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES; OPEN UNIVERSITIES; SYSTEMATIC MODELS; TEACHING AND LEARNING; TEACHING PRACTICES;

EDUCATION;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 78349261462     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2010.01119.x     Document Type: Article

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