TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Richter, Thomas
A1  - McPherson, Maggie
T1  - Open educational resources: education for the world?
JF  - Distance Education
N2  - Education is widely seen as an important means of addressing both national and international problems, such as political or religious extremism, poverty, and hunger. However, if developing countries are to become societies that can compete properly with Western industrialized countries, not only is a fundamental shift in thinking with regard to the value of education and more/better provision of teaching required, but strong support from other countries is needed as well. This article explores questions such as whether Western policymakers can avoid a repetition of some of the failures of the past few decades in terms of providing foreign aid; how educators and providers of educational scenarios and learning contents can foster and manage the creation of a worldwide knowledge society; and in particular, if the provision of open educational resources (OER) can realistically overcome the educational gap and foster educational justice.
KW  - illiterates
KW  - developing countries
KW  - foreign aid
KW  - educational gap
KW  - adaptability
KW  - OER
SN  - 0158-7919
SS  - 0158-7919
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2012.692068
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2012.692068
VL  - 33
IS  - 2
SP  - 201
EP  - 219
PB  - Routledge
ER  -