The OER Knowledge Cloud
- Open Educational Resources for Computational Thinking: Digital Escape Room June 20, 2025Computational thinking (CT) is an indispensable higher-order competency in our complex, digitalized era; its development in students can be an effective tool for societal problem-solving. This research aimed to use an escape room to develop students’ computational thinking using challenges oriented toward Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 of the UN Agenda 2030. The escape room […]
- FacultyPerceptions and Use of Open Educational Resources in Postsecondary STEM Classrooms June 18, 2025This study examined how faculty in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) or STEM-related fields perceive and utilize open educational resources (OER) in their classrooms and how faculty characteristics (e.g., age, teaching experience, OER experience) influence their adoption. A quantitative survey was administered to 48 STEM faculty across 8 colleges at a large, southeastern university. […]
- Cosmopolitics and The Commons June 18, 2025Who is open education for, and where might it ultimately lead us? This paper examines social and political dimensions of open education with a focus on the concept of cosmopolitanism and cosmopolitics. After providing an outline of open education, I proceed by critically examining the commonly held policy position that ‘publicly funded should mean openly […]
- MOOC usage: A Review and Prospect June 9, 2025The purpose of this research is to investigate the combined impact of main components of massive open online courses (MOOCs), such as MOOC kinds, instructional design, and learner-related characteristics, on actual MOOC usage, which has never been looked into before. The technology acceptance model (TAM) of learning is used to determine this influence. Literature from […]
- Accessible Open Educational Resources Adoption Considerations June 9, 2025This resource was created based on discussions and engagement with faculty, instructors, graduate students, and research assistants at Brock University in Fall/Winter term of 2024. It is meant to provide guidance to support instructors who may be thinking of using open educational resources (OER) in their classrooms, but want to support inclusive adoption of these […]
- Properties, Drivers and Barriers of Open Educational Resources June 9, 2025Open Educational Resources (OER) aim at a shift in education towards improving the accessibility, adaptability and dissemination of learning materials. This paper examines the concept of openness in OER and looks at its dimensions and their implementation in the context of the WFDT project – a government-funded initiative by three German universities to develop an […]
- Exploring the role of open educational practices in transforming the face of adult education in Ohangwena region of Namibia June 9, 2025Namibia was colonised for more than 30 years until early 1989 when it gained its independence. As many adults do not get opportunity to get formal education. Soon after independence the National Literacy Programme of Namibia was introduced to provide a basic literacy and numeracy to individuals who missed out of education during liberation struggle. […]
- Quality Criteria for Online Courses Development June 1, 2025The rapid growth of online education has brought to the forefront the critical need for designing high-quality online courses that effectively engage learners and facilitate their success in the digital realm. This study explored the key components and practical guidelines for designing high-quality online courses. Qualitative research was conducted through a comprehensive literature review to […]
- Undergraduate Learning Gains and Learning Efficiency in a Focused Open Education Resource June 1, 2025The high cost of commercial textbooks in higher education creates barriers to equitable access to learning materials and negatively impacts student performance. Open educational resources (OER) offer a cost-effective alternative, but their impact on student learning remains a critical question. This study directly compared student outcomes between OER and commercial textbooks in a controlled reciprocal […]
- What Did We Learn About Massive Open Online Courses for Teachers? A Scoping Review June 1, 2025The growing interest in professional development for teachers via massive open online courses (MOOCs) raises the need for identifying the existing gaps in the literature on the topic. In this literature review, we were able to identify 68 relevant studies. They mostly used mixed methods (57%) and surveys (82%), and only reported descriptive statistics (52%). […]