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  • University of Nairobi Open Access Policy

    The Open Access policy will provide our scholars the opportunity and platform to promote their academic work by enhancing access to research outputs. Further, the policy will enhance the visibility and impact of our research output and archiving of our scholarly materials. more

  • Social Science Research Methods

    This course is designed to impart basic research skills, such as problems identification, data collection, analysis, report writing and dissemination for decision making in organisations. Moodle backup available here [1] [1] https://www.oerafrica.org/resource/social-science-research-methods-0 more

  • An analysis of peer reviewed publications on openness in education in half a century: Trends and patterns in the open hemisphere

    Openness in education is an evolving concept which is shaped by the changing needs of societies, cultures, geographies, and economies, thus, it does not have a precise definition. By focusing on four sets of generic keywords - open education, open learning, open educational resources (OERs), and open educational practices (OEPs) - this paper examines research in openness in education through... more

  • Digital Pedagogy, New Media Literacies and Open Educational Resources: Exploring the Impact of Digital Resources in Higher Education

    This thesis examines the way digital technologies affect Higher Education and how they possibly will shape education in the time to come. In order to achieve this, three focus areas are explored: Digital Pedagogy, New Media Literacies and Didactics. more

  • Open Data as Open Educational Resources: Case studies of emerging practice

    Open Data as Open Educational Resources Case studies of emerging practice is a collection of narratives reflecting good practices in the use of open data in teaching and learning. more

  • ROER4D Project Activity Toolkit

    The Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) project was a four-year (2013–2017), large-scale networked project which set out to contribute a Global South research perspective on how open educational resources can help to improve access, enhance quality and reduce the cost of education in the Global South. The project engaged a total of 103 researchers in 18 sub-... more

  • ROER4D Open Research Toolkit - Meta-synthesis conceptual and analytical frameworks

    The Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) project was a four-year (2013–2017), large-scale networked project which set out to contribute a Global South research perspective on how open educational resources can help to improve access, enhance quality and reduce the cost of education in the Global South. The project engaged a total of 103 research team members in 18... more

  • Open Educational Resources Differentiation: A cross-country study on differentiation in access, use and sharing of (Open) Educational Resources at universities in Kenya, Ghana and South Africa

    The academic literature on open educational resources (OER) and practices in higher education has grown substantially over the past decade. OER is seen to offer endless possibilities for Sub-Saharan African universities by reducing costs of education, improving quality of education, as well as increasing access to quality education for all, among others. Sub-Saharan African universities... more

  • Open educational resources, student efficacy, and user perceptions: a synthesis of research published between 2015 and 2018

    Although textbooks are a traditional component in many higher education contexts, their increasing price have led many students to forgo purchasing them and some faculty to seek substitutes. One such alternative is open educational resources (OER). This present study synthesizes results from sixteen efficacy and twenty perceptions studies involving 121,168 students or faculty that examine... more

  • Digital Fluency Course: Module 4 - Academic Integrity in a Digital Age

    This is the fourth module in the Digital Fluency course for academics. In this module learners will be introduced to issues related to academic integrity, which has become a matter of increasing concern in the digital age. Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has been widely embraced, and much information and many resources are readily accessible through the internet.... more

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