Languages Open Resources Online (LORO): Fostering a culture of collaboration and sharing

As the last ten years have seen the advent of the Open Educational Resources (OER) movement, large numbers of digital content are now available for learners and teachers to use and reuse. Engaging with OER compels educators to address issues of sharing, quality, ownership, and changing professional...

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Published inThe EuroCALL Review Vol. 18; p. 3
Main Authors Comas-Quinn, Anna, Beaven, Tita, Pleines, Christine, Pulker, Hélène, De los Arcos, Beatriz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.03.2011
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Summary:As the last ten years have seen the advent of the Open Educational Resources (OER) movement, large numbers of digital content are now available for learners and teachers to use and reuse. Engaging with OER compels educators to address issues of sharing, quality, ownership, and changing professional practices. In this report, we describe the experience of setting up LORO, a repository of languages OER, especially in relation to teachers' perceptions of barriers and enablers to successful engagement with open content.
ISSN:1695-2618
1695-2618
DOI:10.4995/eurocall.2011.16278