Open AccessUsers Awareness and Usage of Open Educational Resources in Central Universities of North India
Author(s) -
Madhu Midha,
Jatinder Kumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
desidoc journal of library and information technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0976-4658
pISSN - 0974-0643
DOI - 10.14429/djlit.42.1.17304
Subject(s) - open educational resources , globe , the internet , educational resources , distance education , world wide web , public relations , political science , computer science , knowledge management , sociology , pedagogy , psychology , neuroscience
Technological advancements and open educational resources (OER) together have opened up wider opportunities to access globally created educational resources by anyone across the globe. A paradigm shift has been witnessed in the format of learning resources, their access methods, and the medium of delivery of the knowledge content. The findings of this research reveal that the academic community of central universities (CU) of North India is well aware of open educational resources. E PG Path Shala is the most popular and most widely used, followed by NPTEL and YouTube. The majority of users use OERs as and when they require them. The purpose of using OERs for the majority of respondents is to prepare class notes. Most of the faculty and research scholars use OERs to improve their professional competency. The majority of respondents desired that the institutions should provide free internet/Wi-Fi on campus and should also provide regular updates about OERs.