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Who are the Open Learners? A Comparative Study Profiling Non-Formal Users of Open Educational Resources

European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning
Volume 18 (2015): Issue 2 (December 2015)
By: Robert Farrow,  Beatriz de los Arcos,  Rebecca Pitt and  Martin Weller  
Open Access
|Jan 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eurodl-2015-0013 | Journal eISSN: 1027-5207
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Language: English
Page range: 49 - 73
Published on: Jan 26, 2016
Published by: Sciendo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
OER,
data,
non-formal learning,
Saylor,
OpenLearn,
iTunesU,
MOOC
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Education,
Curriculum and pedagogy,
Education, other

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