An Exploration of Academic Library Involvement in the Adaption of Open Educational Resources
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Date
2018-02-09
Authors
Mutwiri, Caroline
Muhinja, Salome
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East African Journal of Information Science
Abstract
Library involvement in the adoption of Open Educational Resources (OERs) is critical to their
development, use and sustainability in higher education. Academic librarians’ position at the core of higher learning in educational institutions makes the right go between for effective OERs adoption. OER users need to be equipped with information literacy skills such as assessing the quality of the material, its origin, currency, and fit with the students ‘current learning patterns Libraries can offer advice to institutions, academic staff, and students as they engage with OERs. This paper presents an exploration of academic libraries’ involvement in OERs adoption
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Open Educational Resources, Library involvement
Citation
MUTWIRI, C., & MUHINJA, S. (2018). An exploration of academic library involvement in the adaption of open educational resources. East African Journal of Information Science.