Learning in a digital age/LiDA103/Defining OER/Start implications of OER

Challenge summary

Summary:	Identify key implications of OER for learning in a digital age from current research
	30 - 40 minutes

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Stimulus resources

• The OER Knowledge Cloud
• Selected research on OER
  1. Jhangiani, R. S., & Biswas-Diener, R. (Eds.). (2017). Open. The philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science. Ubiquity Press.
  2. Hilton III, J. (Ed.). (2017). Special Issue: Outcomes of Openness: Empirical Reports on the Implementation of OER. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 18, No 4 (2017).
  3. McGreal, R. (Ed.). (2015). Special Issue: OER and MOOCs. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 16(5).
  4. McGreal, R., Kinuthia, W., Marshall, S., & McNamara, T. (Eds.). (2013). Open Educational Resources: Innovation, Research and Practice. Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

Purpose

The purpose of this learning challenge is to select ONE recent research publication on OER of your choice and to specify the most important implications of OER for learning in a digital age.