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The Rise of OER and Digital Textbooks in Higher Education

Kitaboo

We’ve moved from traditional print textbooks to digital ones and even to Open Educational Resource s (OER). Among the big trends in higher education textbooks , using OER and digital textbooks stands out. The Emergence and Scope of Open Educational Resources OER and Digital Textbooks II. How to Use OER?

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Maximizing Learning Potential with Open Educational Resources

Kitaboo

In a world where education is rapidly evolving, Open Educational Resources (OERs) have emerged as a game-changer. A recent survey by NCBI shows a staggering 91% of respondents actively engaging with OERs. Yet, despite these impressive figures, OERs remain underutilized in many regions globally.

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The Role of Higher Education Publishing Solutions in Transforming the Learning Landscape

Kitaboo

Online learning platforms, recorded lectures and webinars, discussion forums and collaboration tools, and other asynchronous learning opportunities without real-time constraints. Open educational resources (OER).

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Learner Resources in the Digital Age

BrainCert

Recorded lectures, additional reading, and multimedia tools provide learners with a wealth of information and opportunities to delve deeper into subjects. Open Educational Resources (OERs): Open Educational Resources are freely accessible educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and more.

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Innovation at the Intersection of Technology and Teaching

TechSmith Camtasia

Lecture capture as disruptive innovation. Have you wondered if lecture capture is passé? Let’s not throw traditional lecture capture under the bus. There is lot of value in good (even lengthy) lectures. Before the change, lectures were automatically recorded with rigid start-stop times and sharing content was complicated.

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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Involving little more than knowledge transmission and perhaps a quiz at the end, the xMOOC is widely seen as replicating old-fashioned lectures and exams. There’s no point rehashing the same lectures when the world’s best authorities have already recorded them and offered them to the world as OERs.

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How to Maintain Instructional Continuity in Times of Crisis

Hurix Digital

Considering the current reality, it is quite imperative that schools and institutions be prepared to deliver lectures in ways other than instructor-led learning. Some of the faculty members may not have ever delivered a lecture online, similarly, it might be new for some students as well. . Do a video lecture.