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Why free education needs free scholarship

15 January, 2016 - 09:27
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Here are four reasons why advocates of OERs should support OA journal literature:

1. As direct learning content in tertiary education (Section :Journal literature as direct learning content, particularly in tertiary education)

2. As “outside-the-classroom” learning content (Section : Journal literature as indirect or “outside-the-classroom” learning content)

3. As learning content for self-learners (Section : Journal literature as learning content for self-learners)

4. As “raw materials” for re-use in free learning content (Section : Journal literature as “raw materials” for re-use in free learning content)