LiDA100: Learning in a Digital Age

Stimulus resources

• The OER Knowledge Cloud
• Selected research on OER
1. Jhangiani, R. S., & Biswas-Diener, R. (Eds.). (2017). Open. The philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science. Ubiquity Press.
2. Hilton III, J. (Ed.). (2017). Special Issue: Outcomes of Openness: Empirical Reports on the Implementation of OER. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 18, No 4 (2017).
3. McGreal, R. (Ed.). (2015). Special Issue: OER and MOOCs. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 16(5).
4. McGreal, R., Kinuthia, W., Marshall, S., & McNamara, T. (Eds.). (2013). Open Educational Resources: Innovation, Research and Practice. Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

Purpose

The purpose of this learning challenge is to select a recent research publication on OER of your choice and to specify the most important implications of OER for learning in a digital age.

Tasks

1. Search for a research publication on The OER Knowledge Cloud
2. Alternatively choose a book chapter or research article from one of the other stimulus readings.
3. Read the article, book chapter, or research report.
4. Write down the two most important implications of OER for learning in a digital age.

Outputs

Prepare a short blog post (about 200 – 300 words). Your post should include:

1. Link to the resource you reviewed, properly referenced using the APA reference style.
2. A succinct summary of what the research was about.
3. State the two most important implications of OER for learning in a digital age based on your interpretation of the research publication.
4. Remember to label or tag your post using the course code: lida103