Influencing factors in OER usage of adult learners in Korea

Open Educational Resources (OER) is terminology that refers to educational resources (content and software) distributed through the Internet, free of charge and freely accessible, expanding learning opportunities for adult learners. This terminology first appeared around 2002, although its roots can...

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Autores principales:	Byoung Wook Kim, Won Gyu Lee, Byeong Rae Lee, Jin Gon Shon
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2015
Materias:	Open educational resources adult learners e-learning regression analysis Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a7c554cd7d8c426395af167ddb1ffc192021-12-02T19:26:04ZInfluencing factors in OER usage of adult learners in Korea10.19173/irrodl.v16i2.20511492-3831https://doaj.org/article/a7c554cd7d8c426395af167ddb1ffc192015-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2051https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831Open Educational Resources (OER) is terminology that refers to educational resources (content and software) distributed through the Internet, free of charge and freely accessible, expanding learning opportunities for adult learners. This terminology first appeared around 2002, although its roots can be traced to the open architecture of the Internet. Until recently, OER development has focused more on quantity of contents rather than quality. In this study, we have examined the factors influencing the learning intention of adult learners in the OER context. Based on the relevant literature, we have identified a number of factors influencing a learner’s intention to use e-learning content. We have also developed a questionnaire for conducting a survey on such influencing factors. The survey results show that ease of use and relation to immediate workplace needs affect the intention of adult learners in using OER. The findings of this study can inform those developing and designing a learning environment that employs OER while also providing general guidance for developers and educators on how to design OER content.Byoung Wook KimWon Gyu LeeByeong Rae LeeJin Gon ShonAthabasca University PressarticleOpen educational resourcesadult learnerse-learningregression analysisSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 16, Iss 2 (2015)
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description	Open Educational Resources (OER) is terminology that refers to educational resources (content and software) distributed through the Internet, free of charge and freely accessible, expanding learning opportunities for adult learners. This terminology first appeared around 2002, although its roots can be traced to the open architecture of the Internet. Until recently, OER development has focused more on quantity of contents rather than quality. In this study, we have examined the factors influencing the learning intention of adult learners in the OER context. Based on the relevant literature, we have identified a number of factors influencing a learner’s intention to use e-learning content. We have also developed a questionnaire for conducting a survey on such influencing factors. The survey results show that ease of use and relation to immediate workplace needs affect the intention of adult learners in using OER. The findings of this study can inform those developing and designing a learning environment that employs OER while also providing general guidance for developers and educators on how to design OER content.
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title	Influencing factors in OER usage of adult learners in Korea
title_short	Influencing factors in OER usage of adult learners in Korea
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Influencing factors in OER usage of adult learners in Korea

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