
“I find the whole enterprise daunting”: Staff understanding of Open Education initiatives within a UK university
By: Sinead Harold and Vivien Rolfe
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.11.1.918 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 71 - 83
Submitted on: Sep 8, 2018
Accepted on: Jan 21, 2019
Published on: Mar 31, 2019
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2019 Sinead Harold, Vivien Rolfe, published by International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
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