The role of open educational resources (OERs) in primary education in developing nations: A case study of India
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Thesis
Author/contributor
- Ganapathi, Janani (Author)
Title
The role of open educational resources (OERs) in primary education in developing nations: A case study of India
Type
PhD Thesis
University
Queensland University of Technology
Date
2018
Short Title
The role of open educational resources (OERs) in primary education in developing nations
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OERs and primary education
Currenlty, COL's use of OERs is more process-oriented and holistic than in the past. This is supported by the fact that the majority of its OER initiatives are presently focusing more on the product than on the process (Hennessy, 2016;Marcus-Quinn, 2016).
For OERs to reach the learner and for them to achieve their goal of free mass education, teachers are key, as they are the ones who are the focal point between OERs and the learners as well as the ones who can provide the appropriate resources from its source to students (Petrides et al, Ponti, 2014). According to Thakrar et al (2009) (Hennessy, Haßler & Hofmann, 2016;Basha, 2010 Africa need to overcome and as discussed, teacher education and access are of prime concern (Thakrar et al, 2009;Wolfenden et al, 2012). (Kanwar, 2013).
ICTs and OERs to their fullest benefit in the classroom (Hennessy, 2016).
Results
Although schools have slowly started to incorporate OERs into classroom teaching (Hennessy, Haßler & Hofmann, 2016;Marcus-Quinn, 2016), there are a number of constraints and oppositions, mainly because OERs are seen as contesting the traditional education system as well as the commercial textbook publishers, as in the case of Poland (Kowalski, 2008;Białecki, Jakubowski & Wiśniewski, 2017). The growing generation and usage of OERs in India have not only been allowing the country to benefit from the materials but has also been of use to other countries around the world (Natarajan, 2011) as in the case of Siyavula, whose resources have been largely utilized in South Africa's neighboring nations.
Citation
Ganapathi, J. (2018). The role of open educational resources (OERs) in primary education in developing nations: A case study of India [PhD Thesis]. Queensland University of Technology.
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