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Open educational resources (OERs) and courseware development in dual-mode universities in Nigeria
Educational Technology Research and Development ( IF 3.3 ) Pub Date : 2021-06-03 , DOI: 10.1007/s11423-021-10014-7
Onyema Theresa Ofoegbu , Uche Donatus Asogwa , Chimaobi Samuel Ogbonna

With increased emphasis on accessibility and quality education in tertiary institutions, open and distance learning (ODL) is occupying the center stage in Nigeria. Open educational resources (OERs) is becoming a valuable alternative to improving access to high-quality educational content released under open licenses by outstanding universities worldwide. Some conventional universities in Nigeria now offer both face-to-face and ODL courses, making them dual-mode. However, the universities who employ this dual-mode system are faced with the challenges of developing viable ODL courses. This study examined the extent the courseware developers in these universities in Nigeria use and publish their courses as OER and barriers to the effective utilization and publishing of OER especially in their institutional repositories (IR). The research instrument was designed as a descriptive survey. The sample for the study consists of 73 courseware developers selected from four dual-mode universities in Nigeria. The findings of the study showed that course developers in dual-mode universities do not use OER to a high extent nor publish OER to a high extent in their IR. It was observed that they experience more barriers with publishing of OER than with use of OER. Among others, it is recommended that there should be more awareness around this framework and course developers should be encouraged through incentives for greater participation in the use and publishing of OER in IRs.



中文翻译:

尼日利亚双模大学开放教育资源(OER)与课件开发

随着高等教育机构越来越重视无障碍和优质教育,开放和远程学习 (ODL) 正占据尼日利亚的中心舞台。开放教育资源 (OER) 正在成为一种宝贵的替代方案,可以改善对全球优秀大学在开放许可下发布的高质量教育内容的访问。尼日利亚的一些传统大学现在同时提供面对面和 ODL 课程,使它们成为双模式。然而,采用这种双模式系统的大学面临着开发可行的 ODL 课程的挑战。本研究调查了尼日利亚这些大学的课件开发人员将其课程作为 OER 使用和发布的程度,以及有效利用和发布 OER 的障碍,尤其是在其机构知识库 (IR) 中。研究工具被设计为描述性调查。该研究的样本包括从尼日利亚四所双模式大学中选出的 73 名课件开发人员。研究结果表明,双模式大学的课程开发者并未大量使用开放教育资源,也未在其 IR 中大量发布开放教育资源。据观察,与使用 OER 相比,他们在发布 OER 时遇到更多障碍。其中,建议应该提高对该框架的认识,并应通过激励措施鼓励课程开发人员更多地参与在 IR 中使用和发布 OER。研究结果表明,双模式大学的课程开发者并未大量使用开放教育资源,也未在其 IR 中大量发布开放教育资源。据观察,与使用 OER 相比,他们在发布 OER 时遇到更多障碍。其中,建议应该提高对该框架的认识,并应通过激励措施鼓励课程开发人员更多地参与在 IR 中使用和发布 OER。研究结果表明,双模式大学的课程开发者并未大量使用开放教育资源,也未在其 IR 中大量发布开放教育资源。据观察,与使用 OER 相比,他们在发布 OER 时遇到更多障碍。其中,建议应该提高对该框架的认识,并应通过激励措施鼓励课程开发人员更多地参与在 IR 中使用和发布 OER。

更新日期:2021-06-03
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