Conceptual framework for parametrically measuring the desirability of open educational resources using D-index

Open educational resources (OER) are a global phenomenon that is fast gaining credibility in many academic circles as a possible solution for bridging the knowledge divide. With increased funding and advocacy from governmental and nongovernmental organisations paired with generous philanthropy, man...

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Autores principales:	Ishan Sudeera Abeywardena, S Raviraja, Choy Yoong Tham
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2012
Materias:	Open Educational Resources OER desirability of OER locating suitable OER use and re-use of OER D-index Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:837862ba001446fbb3686187531c96ba2021-12-02T19:20:54ZConceptual framework for parametrically measuring the desirability of open educational resources using D-index10.19173/irrodl.v13i2.11771492-3831https://doaj.org/article/837862ba001446fbb3686187531c96ba2012-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1177https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831 Open educational resources (OER) are a global phenomenon that is fast gaining credibility in many academic circles as a possible solution for bridging the knowledge divide. With increased funding and advocacy from governmental and nongovernmental organisations paired with generous philanthropy, many OER repositories, which host a vast array of resources, have mushroomed over the years. As the inkling towards an open approach to education grows, many academics are contributing to these OER repositories, making them expand exponentially in volume. However, despite the volume of available OER, the uptake of the use and reuse of OER still remains slow. One of the major limitations inhibiting the wider adoption of OER is the inability of current search mechanisms to effectively locate OER that are most suitable for use and reuse within a given scenario. This is mainly due to the lack of a parametric measure that could be used by search technologies to autonomously identify desirable resources. As a possible solution to this limitation, this concept paper introduces a parametric measure of desirability of OER named the D-index, which can aid search mechanisms in better identifying resources suitable for use and reuse. Ishan Sudeera AbeywardenaS RavirajaChoy Yoong ThamAthabasca University PressarticleOpen Educational ResourcesOERdesirability of OERlocating suitable OERuse and re-use of OERD-indexSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 13, Iss 2 (2012)
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topic	Open Educational Resources OER desirability of OER locating suitable OER use and re-use of OER D-index Special aspects of education LC8-6691
spellingShingle	Open Educational Resources OER desirability of OER locating suitable OER use and re-use of OER D-index Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Ishan Sudeera Abeywardena S Raviraja Choy Yoong Tham Conceptual framework for parametrically measuring the desirability of open educational resources using D-index
description	Open educational resources (OER) are a global phenomenon that is fast gaining credibility in many academic circles as a possible solution for bridging the knowledge divide. With increased funding and advocacy from governmental and nongovernmental organisations paired with generous philanthropy, many OER repositories, which host a vast array of resources, have mushroomed over the years. As the inkling towards an open approach to education grows, many academics are contributing to these OER repositories, making them expand exponentially in volume. However, despite the volume of available OER, the uptake of the use and reuse of OER still remains slow. One of the major limitations inhibiting the wider adoption of OER is the inability of current search mechanisms to effectively locate OER that are most suitable for use and reuse within a given scenario. This is mainly due to the lack of a parametric measure that could be used by search technologies to autonomously identify desirable resources. As a possible solution to this limitation, this concept paper introduces a parametric measure of desirability of OER named the D-index, which can aid search mechanisms in better identifying resources suitable for use and reuse.
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author	Ishan Sudeera Abeywardena S Raviraja Choy Yoong Tham
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title	Conceptual framework for parametrically measuring the desirability of open educational resources using D-index
title_short	Conceptual framework for parametrically measuring the desirability of open educational resources using D-index
title_full	Conceptual framework for parametrically measuring the desirability of open educational resources using D-index
title_fullStr	Conceptual framework for parametrically measuring the desirability of open educational resources using D-index
title_full_unstemmed	Conceptual framework for parametrically measuring the desirability of open educational resources using D-index
title_sort	conceptual framework for parametrically measuring the desirability of open educational resources using d-index
publisher	Athabasca University Press
publishDate	2012
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Conceptual framework for parametrically measuring the desirability of open educational resources using D-index

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