Embracing Openness: The Challenges of OER in Latin American Education

Autor/in	Torres, Nadia Paola Mireles
Titel	Embracing Openness: The Challenges of OER in Latin American Education
Quelle	In: Open Praxis, 5 (2013) 1, S.81-89 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1369-9997
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Open Education; Open Source Technology; Educational Resources; Access to Education; Barriers; Performance Factors; Consciousness Raising; Capacity Building; Developing Nations; Definitions; Educational Development; Educational Practices; Communities of Practice; Social Networks; Readiness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Bildungsmittel; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Leistungsindikator; Bewusstseinsbildung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Begriffsbestimmung; Bildungsentwicklung; Bildungspraxis; Community; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk
Abstract	The Open Educational Resources (OER) movement and the Open Access began only over a decade ago. During this period, the progress of the Open Educational Resources movement took place in developed countries for the most part. Recently, new projects have begun to emerge with a strong emphasis on open education. Yet, the concept of openness in education is a very innovative one, and it has not been embraced by many. In some regions, such as Latin America, OER is still in its early stages and faces many challenges that need to be addressed. Some of these challenges include awareness raising and capacity development. But there is a bigger challenge to face: embracing openness as a core value and an institutional strategy. In this paper, we offer a brief overview of the meaning of the term "open" in education and we analyze the challenges facing the OER in Latin American countries. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01