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Open Educational Resources and the Transformation of Education
Author(s) -
Tuomi Ilkka
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1465-3435
pISSN - 0141-8211
DOI - 10.1111/ejed.12019
Subject(s) - open educational resources , open education , open learning , field (mathematics) , educational technology , education theory , educational resources , resource (disambiguation) , knowledge management , computer science , sociology , higher education , political science , pedagogy , teaching method , cooperative learning , computer network , mathematics , pure mathematics , law
The extremely rapid expansion of open educational resource ( OER ) initiatives and the millions of learners they attract can be understood as an indicator of an emerging revolution in education and learning. This article describes recent developments in this area and develops conceptual foundations for studies and policies on OER . We describe four different types of OER , locate these in a field of learning theories, and discuss how the wide adoption of OER may constrain and accelerate the transformation of learning and education in the knowledge society.