Richter, T and McPherson, MA (2012) Open educational resources: Education for the world? Distance Education, 3 (2). 201 - 219 (18). ISSN 0158-7919
Abstract
Education is widely seen as an important means of addressing both national and international problems, such as political or religious extremism, poverty, and hunger. However, if developing countries are to become societies that can compete properly with Western industrialized countries, not only is a fundamental shift in thinking with regard to the value of education and more/better provision of teaching required, but strong support from other countries is needed as well. This article explores questions such as whether Western policymakers can avoid a repetition of some of the failures of the past few decades in terms of providing foreign aid; how educators and providers of educational scenarios and learning contents can foster and manage the creation of a worldwide knowledge society; and in particular, if the provision of open educational resources (OER) can realistically overcome the educational gap and foster educational justice.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2012, Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Distance Education. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | OER; Education in Developing Countries; Educational Justice |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 13 Jan 2015 12:06 |
Last Modified: | 26 Oct 2016 17:07 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2012.692068 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/01587919.2012.692068 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:74494 |