How long will it take me? Assessing appropriate study times for Open Educational Resources

Lane, Andrew (2007). How long will it take me? Assessing appropriate study times for Open Educational Resources. In: McAndrew, Patrick and Watts, Jo eds. OpenLearn: Researching open content in education, Proceedings of the OpenLearn2007 Conference 30–31 October 2007. UK: The Open University, pp. 111–113.

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Abstract

There are many factors that can determine the amount of time a learner will spend studying educational materials. Some of these relate to the abilities and motivations of the learner, some to the form and nature of the educational materials, and yet others to the context in which the learner is engaging with those educational materials. This paper explains the way that study hours have been determined for open educational resources within OpenLearn from The Open University and reviews early evidence of how long self-learners are spending studying.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
ISBN:	0-7492-1281-0, 978-0-7492-1281-0
Academic Unit/Department:	Mathematics, Computing and Technology > Communication and Systems Institute of Educational Technology
Interdisciplinary Research Centre:	Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET)
Item ID:	17828
Depositing User:	Andrew Lane
Date Deposited:	27 Jul 2009 08:25
Last Modified:	02 Dec 2010 20:35
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/17828

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