Adoption and Impact of OER in the Global South

Education in the Global South faces several key interrelated challenges, for which Open Educational Resources (OER) are seen to be part of the solution. These challenges include: unequal access to education; variable quality of educational resources, teaching, and student performance; and increasing cost and concern about the sustainability of education. The Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) project seeks to build on and contribute to the body of research on how OER can help to improve access, enhance quality and reduce the cost of education in the Global South. This volume examines aspects of educator and student adoption of OER and engagement in Open Educational Practices (OEP) in secondary and tertiary education as well as teacher professional development in 21 countries in South America, Sub-Saharan Africa and South and Southeast Asia. The ROER4D studies and syntheses presented here aim to help inform Open Education advocacy, policy, practice and research in developing countries

Adoption and impact of OER in the Global South

Includes abstract in FrenchThe Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) project builds on the body of research regarding Open Educational Resources (OER), to improve access, enhance quality, and reduce the cost of education in the Global South. This volume examines aspects of educator and student adoption of OER and engagement in open educational practices (OEP) in secondary and tertiary education as well as teacher professional development in 21 countries in South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. The ROER4D syntheses presented here aim to help inform open education advocacy, policy, practice, and research in developing countries.L’éducation dans l’hémisphère sud est confrontée à plusieurs importants défis interdépendants dont la solution semble reposer sur les ressources éducatives libres (REL). Ces défis comprennent l’accès inégal à l’éducation, la qualité variable des ressources éducatives, de l’enseignement et du rendement des étudiants, l’accroissement des coûts, et les préoccupations concernant la durabilité de l’éducation. Le projet Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) vise à tirer parti du corpus de recherche sur la manière dont les REL peuvent aider à faciliter l’accès à l’éducation dans l’hémisphère sud, à accroître sa qualité et à réduire son coût, ainsi qu’à contribuer à ce corpus. L’ouvrage examine divers aspects de l’adoption des REL par les éducateurs et les étudiants, ainsi que le recours aux pratiques éducatives libres dans les systèmes d’éducation secondaire et tertiaire, ainsi que le perfectionnement des enseignants dans 21 pays de l’Amérique du Sud, de l’Afrique subsaharienne et de l’Asie du Sud et du Sud-Est. Les études et les synthèses du projet ROER4D présentées dans l’ouvrage visent à éclairer les activités de promotion, les politiques, les pratiques et la recherche liées à l’éducation libre dans les pays en développement

The Art of Movies

Movie is considered to be an important art form; films entertain, educate, enlighten and inspire audiences. Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as — in metonymy — the field in general. The origin of the name comes from the fact that photographic film (also called filmstock) has historically been the primary medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist — motion pictures (or just pictures or “picture”), the silver screen, photoplays, the cinema, picture shows, flicks — and commonly movies