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Exploration of open educational resources in non-English speaking communities
Posted on 06 August 2013 by Shahril Effendi Bin Ibrahim (Senior Librarian)
Authorship Details
Cristobal Cobo
Publication Details
Language: 
English
Resource Type: 
Article
Publication Date: 
2012
Publication Title: 
The International Review and Research in Open & Distance Learning (IRRODL)
Publisher: 
Athabasca University
Volume: 
14
Issue or Number: 
2
Summary
Over the last decade, open educational resources (OER) initiatives have created new possibilities for knowledge-sharing practices. This research examines how, where, and when OER are attracting attention in the higher education sector and explores to what extent the OER discussion has moved beyond the English-speaking world. This study analysed English, Spanish, and Portuguese OER queries over a long-term period (2007-2011). The data retrieval was conducted using four online platforms: two academic journal databases (Web of Knowledge and Scopus), one video-sharing Web site (YouTube), and one document-sharing Web site (Scribd). The number (more than 32,860) of search results collected indicate an increasing interest in online OER discussion across languages, particularly outside academic journal databases. Additionally, a widening ‘language gap’ between OER discussions in English and other languages was identified in several platforms. This research reports some of the cultural and language challenges caused by the expansion of the OER discussion and highlights relevant findings in this field. (Abstract by author)
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