Open Educational Resources

This chapter analyzes open education initiatives through the lens of social movement theory. Open education is introduced as a field with multiple dimensions, activities, and perspectives. Social movement theory is used to discuss along the …

Skill-based scouting of open user-generated and community-improved content for management education and training

This paper explores elements of open education within the context of higher education. After an introduction to the origins of open education and its theoretical foundations, the topics of open and distance learning, international education issues in …

Making learning objects available is critical to reuse learning resources. Making content transparently available and providing added value to different stakeholders is among the goals of the European Commission's eContentPlus programme. This article …

In den letzten Jahren sind weltweit zahlreiche Initiativen gestartet worden, um offene Bildungsressourcen zu speichern und der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich zu machen. Zu diesem Zweck sind an vielen Orten Lernobjektrepositorien eingerichtet worden, die …