Challenges of Adopting Open Educational Resources (OER) in Kenyan Secondary Schools: The Case of Open Resources for English Language Teaching (ORELT)

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dc.contributor.authorOrwenjo, Daniel Ochieng
dc.contributor.authorErastus, Fridah Kanana
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-23T05:46:19Z
dc.date.available2021-11-23T05:46:19Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionA research article published in Journal of Learning for Developmenten_US
dc.description.abstractKenya, like many African countries, has faced enormous challenges in the production of and access to quality relevant teaching and learning materials and resources in her primary and secondary school classrooms. This has been occasioned by a plethora of factors which include, but are not limited to a lack of finances, tradition, competence, and experience to develop such resources. Such a situation has persisted despite the existence and availability of many Open Educational Resources (OERs) that have been developed by many education stakeholders at enormous costs. Such freely available resources could potentially improve the quality of existing resources or help to develop new courses. Yet, their uptake and reuse in secondary and primary schools in Kenya continues to be very low. This paper reports the findings of a study in which Open Resources for English Language Teaching (ORELT) developed by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada, were piloted in sampled fifty (50) Kenyan secondary schools. The study applied the Model 1 – Distance and Dependence (Zhao et al 2002) model to investigate the challenges that hinder instructors to adopt and use ORELT materials. The study reported that poor infrastructure, negative attitudes, lack of ICT competencies, and other skill gaps among teachers and lack of administrative support are some of the implementation challenges that have continued to dog the implementation, adoption and use of OERs in Kenyan schools. The findings of the present study will go a long way in providing useful insights to the developers of OERs and Kenyan education stakeholders in devising strategies of maximum utilisation of OERs in the Kenyan school system.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOrwenjo, D. O., & Erastus, F. K. (2018). Challenges of Adopting Open Educational Resources (OER) in Kenyan Secondary Schools: The Case of Open Resources for English Language Teaching (ORELT). Journal of Learning for Development , 5(2). Retrieved from https://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/282en_US
dc.identifier.issn2311-1550
dc.identifier.urihttps://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/282/317
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/23024
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Learning for Developmenten_US
dc.subjectOpen Education Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectOpen Resources for English Teachingen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subject, Kenya,en_US
dc.subjectDistance-Dependence Modelen_US
dc.titleChallenges of Adopting Open Educational Resources (OER) in Kenyan Secondary Schools: The Case of Open Resources for English Language Teaching (ORELT)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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