• Are open educational resources (OER) and practices (OEP) effective in improving learning achievement? A meta-analysis and research synthesis 

      Tlili, Ahmed; Garzón, Juan; Salha, Soheil Hussein; Huang, Ronghuai; Xu, Lin; Burgos, Daniel; Denden, Mouna; Farrell, Orna; Farrow, Robert; Bozkurt, Aras; Amiel, Tel; McGreal, Rory; López, Aída; Wiley, David (International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2023)
      While several studies have investigated the various effects of open educational resources (OER) and open educational practices (OEP), few have focused on its connection to learning achievement. The related scientific ...
    • Impact of COVID-19 on Formal Education: An International Review of Practices and Potentials of Open Education at a Distance 

      Stracke, Christian M.; Sharma, Ramesh Chander; Bozkurt, Aras; Burgos, Daniel; Cassafieres, Cécile Swiatek; dos Santos, Andreia Inamorato; Mason, Jon; Ossiannilsson, Ebba; Santos-Hermosa, Gema; Shon, Jin Gon; Wan, Marian; Agbu, Jane-Frances Obiageli; Farrow, Robert; Karakaya, Oezlem; Nerantzi, Chrissi; Ramírez-Montoya, María Soledad; Conole, Grainne; Cox, Glenda; Truong, Vi (International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022)
      In terms of scale, shock, and disenfranchisement, the disruption to formal education arising from COVID-19 has been unprecedented. Anecdotally, responses from teachers and educators around the world range from heightened ...
    • Responding to the Initial Challenge of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of International Responses and Impact in School and Higher Education 

      Stracke, Christian M.; Burgos, Daniel ; Santos-Hermosa, Gema; Bozkurt, Aras; Sharma, Ramesh Chander; Swiatek Cassafieres, Cecile; Inamorato dos Santos, Andreia; Mason, Jon; Ossiannilsson, Ebba; Shon, Jin Gon; Wan, Marian; Obiageli Agbu, Jane-Frances; Farrow, Robert; Karakaya, Oezlem; Nerantzi, Chrissi; Ramirez-Montoya, Maria Soledad; Conole, Grainne; Cox, Glenda; Truong, Vi (Sustainability, 2022)
      This paper presents and analyses solutions where open education and open science were utilised to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education. The COVID-19 outbreak and associated lockdowns created huge challenges ...