Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Covid, catalyst for greater OER use worldwide? - Jane-Frances Obiageli Agbu, Senior Lecturer, Mirage News

The UNESCO OER Dynamic Coalition Advisory Group Members, representing OER Experts and Governmental Partners from all UNESCO regions intervened in this panel discussion which examined implementation of the five areas of this normative instrument through the lens of these two guiding questions. The debates emphasised the crucial role of OER in ensuring continuity of formal and informal learning and the transformative power of OER during the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, where online and digital learning became the new normal for learning worldwide. Bottlenecks include the issue of access to resources and internet, and the challenges of ensuring resources in the languages and context of the users.

https://www.miragenews.com/covid-catalyst-for-greater-oer-use-worldwide-642784/