Research and Reports
15 Northern Hemisphere
Accessibility
Rets, I., Coughlan, T., Stickler, U., & Astruc, L. (2020). Accessibility of open educational resources: how well are they suited for English learners? Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning. https://doi.org/10.1080/02680513.2020.1769585.
Zhang, X., Tlili, A., Nascimbeni, F., Burgos, D., Huang, R., Chang, T.-W.,….& Khribi, M.K. (2020). Accessibility within open educational resources and practices for disabled learners: a systematic literature review. Smart Learning Environments 7: 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40561-019-0113-2
Adoption
Chiappe, A., & Arias, V. (2015). Understanding reusability as a key factor for open education: A review. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 16(1), 40–56. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v16i1.2042
Guo, Y., Zhang, M., Bonk, C. J., & Li. Y. (2015). Chinese faculty members’ open educational resources (OER) usage status and the barriers to OER development and usage. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 10(5), 59-65. https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jet/article/view/4819
Mtebe, J.S., & Raisamo, R. (2014). Challenges and instructors’ intention to adopt and use open educational resources in higher education in Tanzania. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v15i1.1687
Nascimbeni, F.,& Burgos, D. (2016). In search for the open educator: Proposal of a definition and framework to increase openness adoption among university educators. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 17(6). https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v17i6.2736
Onalfo, D. (2016). Alternate academy: Investigating the use of open educational resources by students at the University of Lagos in Nigeria. Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository, 4086. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/4086
Rodés, V., Podetti, M., Hernández, Y., & Collazos, C. (2014). Strategies for the adoption of open textbooks: The Latin American open textbooks initiative. European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 17(2), 76–85. https://doi.org/10.2478/eurodl-2014-0020
Advocacy
Weller, M. (2013). The battle for open – a perspective. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2013(3), p.Art.15. doi:10.5334/2013-15
Collaboration
de Langen, F.H.T. (2018). Sustainability of open education through collaboration. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 19(5). http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/3548/4799
Creative Commons licences
Hagedorn, G., Mietchen, D., Morris, R.A., Agosti, D., Penev, L., Berendsohn, W.G.,& Hobern, D. (2011). Creative Commons licenses and the non-commercial condition: Implications for the reuse of biodiversity information. ZooKeys, 150, 127-149. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.150.2189
Disabilities
Genç, H., & Koçdar, S. (2020). Determining needs and priorities of learners with special