Open Research Online

Farrow, Robert; Bossu, Carina; Pitt, Rebecca; Weller, Martin; Bozkurt, Aras; Elridge, Bethany; Hayman, Jenni; Iniesto, Francisco; Johnson, Kathryn; Nerantzi, Chrissi; Pete, Judith and Schuwer, Robert (2024). GO-GN at 10: Strategic Review. Global OER Graduate Network.

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Farrow, Robert; Weller, Martin; Pitt, Rebecca; Iniesto, Francisco; Algers, Anne; Almousa, Samia; Baas, Marjon; Bentley, Penny; Bozkurt, Aras; Butler, Walter; Cardoso, Paula; Chtena, Natascha; Cox, Glenda; Czerwonogora, Ada; Dabrowski, Michael T.; Darby, Robert; DeWaard, Helen; Kathy, Essmiller; Johanna, Funk; Jenni, Hayman; Emily, Helton; Huth, Kate; Hutton, Sarah C.; Iyinolakan, Olawale; Johnson, Kathryn R.; Jordan, Katy; Kuhn, Caroline; Lambert, Sarah; Mittelmeier, Jenna; Nagashima, Tomo; Nerantzi, Chrissi; O'Reilly, Jessica; Paskevicius, Michael; Peramunugamage, Anuradha; Pete, Judith; Power, Virginia; Pulker, Hélène; Rabin, Eyal; Rets, Irina; Roberts, Verena; Rodés, Virginia; Sousa, Lorena; Spica, Elizabeth; Vizgirda, Vidminas; Vladimirschi, Viviane and Witthaus, Gabi (2023). The Go-GN Open Research Handbook. Milton Keynes: Global OER Graduate Network.

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Farrow, Robert; Iniesto, Francisco; Weller, Martin and Pitt, Rebecca (2020). GO-GN Research Methods Handbook. Milton Keynes: Global OER Gradate Network.

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Farrow, Rob; Perryman, Leigh-Anne; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Weller, Martin and Pitt, Rebecca (2016). OER Hub Researcher Pack. Milton Keynes, UK: OER Hub.

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Pitt, Rebecca; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Rob and Weller, Martin (2016). Open Research. Milton Keynes, UK: OER Hub.

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Farrow, Robert ed. (2019). Massive Open Online Courses for Business Learning: Key research, best practices and pathways to innovation. Pressbooks.

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Weller, Martin; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca and McAndrew, Patrick (2017). What Can OER Do for Me? Evaluating the Claims for OER. In: Jhangiani, R. S. and Biswas-Diener, R. eds. Open: The Philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science. London, UK: Ubiquity Press, pp. 67–78.

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Weller, Martin; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Rob; Pitt, Rebecca and McAndrew, Patrick (2016). Identifying Categories of Open Educational Resource Users. In: Blessinger, Patrick and Bliss, TJ eds. Open Education: International Perspectives in Higher Education. Open Book Publishers, pp. 73–92.

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Farrow, Robert (2016). Constellations of Openness. In: Deimann, Markus and Michael, Peters eds. The Philosophy of Open Learning: Peer Learning and the Intellectual Commons (New ed). Global Studies in Education. New York: Peter Lang.

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McAndrew, Patrick and Farrow, Robert (2013). Open education research: from the practical to the theoretical. In: McGreal, Rory; Kinuthia, Wanjira and Marshall, Stewart eds. Open Educational Resources: Innovation, Research and Practice. Vancouver, Canada: Commonwealth of Learning and Athabasca University, pp. 65–78.

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Farrow, Robert and Rodwell, James (2012). That’s a Problem, Not a Gift. In: Ralkowski, Mark ed. Curb your enthusiasm and philosophy: awaken the social assassin within. Popular Culture and Philosophy (69). Open Court, pp. 155–170.

Arnedillo-Sánchez, Inmaculada; Arrigo, Marco; Crehan, Freida; Dal Grande, Paola; Di Giuseppe, Onofrio; Farrow, Robert; Fulantelli, Giovanni; Gabor, Andras; Gentile, Manuel; Kismihok, Gabor; Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; Merlo, Gianluca; Peasgood, Alice; Pettit, John; Seta, Luciano and Taibi, Davide (2010). Best Practices. In: Arrigo, M.; Di Giuseppe, O.; Fulantelli, G.; Gentile, M.; Merlo, G.; Seta, L. and Taibi, D. eds. MOTILL Mobile Technologies in Lifelong Learning: Best Practices. Italian National Research Council - Institute for Educational Technology, pp. 34–37.

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Farrow, Robert (2009). The Frankfurt School / Critical Theory. In: Mullarky, John and Lord, Beth eds. The Continuum Companion to Continental Philosophy. Bloomsbury Companions. London: Continuum.

Farrow, Robert (2009). 'Adorno'. In: Mullarkey, John and Lord, Beth eds. The Continuum Companion to Continental Philosophy. London: Continuum, pp. 279–280.

Farrow, Robert (2009). 'Habermas'. In: Mullarkey, John and Lord, Beth eds. The Continuum Companion to Continental Philosophy. London: Continuum, pp. 299–300.

Farrow, Robert (2009). 'Frankfurt School'. In: Mullarkey, John and Lord, Beth eds. The Continuum Companion to Continental Philosophy. London: Continuum, pp. 294–295.

Farrow, Robert (2009). Habermas. In: Mullarky, John and Lord, Beth eds. The Continuum Companion to Continental Philosophy. Bloomsbury Companions. Continuum, pp. 299–300.

Farrow, Robert; Coughlan, Tim; Goshtasbpour, Fereshte and Pitt, Rebecca (2023). Supported Open Learning and Decoloniality: Critical Reflections on Three Case Studies. Education Sciences, 13(11), article no. 1115.

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Tlili, Ahmed; Garzón, Juan; Salha, Soheil; Huang, Ronghuai; Xu, Ling; Burgos, Daniel; Denden, Mouna; Farrell, Orna; Farrow, Robert; Bozkurt, Aras; Amiel, Tel; McGreal, Rory; López-Serrano, Aída and Wiley, David (2023). Are open educational resources (OER) and practices (OEP) effective in improving learning achievement? A meta-analysis and research synthesis. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 20, article no. 54.

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Iniesto, Francisco; Pitt, Rebecca; Bossu, Carina; Farrow, Robert and Weller, Martin (2023). Community, Fellowship, Openness: Supporting Early Career Researchers through Open Educational Practices. EDUTEC. Revista Electrónica de Tecnología Educativa(85) pp. 136–152.

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Bozkurt, Aras; Gjelsvik, Torunn; Adam, Taskeen; Asino, Tutaleni I.; Atenas, Javiera; Bali, Maha; Blomgren, Constance; Bond, Melissa; Bonk, Curtis J.; Brown, Mark; Burgos, Daniel; Conrad, Dianne; Costello, Eamon; Cronin, Catherine; Czerniewicz, Laura; Deepwell, Maren; Deimann, Markus; DeWaard, Helen J.; Dousay, Tonia A.; Ebner, Martin; Farrow, Robert; Gil-Jaurena, Inés; Havemann, Leo; Inamorato, Andreia; Irvine, Valerie; Karunanayaka, Shironica P.; Kerres, Michael; Lambert, Sarah; Lee, Kyungmee; Makoe, Mpine; Marín, Victoria I.; Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Mishra, Sanjaya; Naidu, Som; Nascimbeni, Fabio; Nichols, Mark; Olcott, Don; Ossiannilsson, Ebba; Otto, Daniel; Padilla Rodriguez, Brenda Cecilia; Paskevicius, Michael; Roberts, Verena; Saleem, Tooba; Schuwer, Robert; Sharma, Ramesh C.; Stewart, Bonnie; Stracke, Christian M.; Tait, Alan; Tlili, Ahmed; Ubachs, George; Weidlich, Joshua; Weller, Martin; Xiao, Junhong and Zawacki-Richter, Olaf (2023). Openness in Education as a Praxis: From Individual Testimonials to Collective Voices. Open Praxis, 15(2) pp. 76–112.

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Farrow, Robert (2023). The possibilities and limits of XAI in education: a socio-technical perspective. Learning, Media and Technology, 48(2) pp. 266–279.

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Bozkurt, Aras; Xiao, Junhong; Lambert, Sarah; Pazurek, Angelica; Crompton, Helen; Koseoglu, Susan; Farrow, Robert; Bond, Melissa; Nerantzi, Chrissi; Honeychurch, Sarah; Bali, Maha; Dron, Jon; Mir, Kamran; Stewart, Bonnie; Costello, Eamon; Mason, Jon; Stracke, Christian; Romero-Hall, Enilda; Koutropoulos, Apostolos; Mae Toquero, Cathy; Singh, Lenandlar; Tlili, Ahmed; Lee, Kyungmee; Nichols, Mark; Ossiannilsson, Ebba; Brown, Mark; Irvine, Valerie; Elisa Raffaghelli, Juliana; Santos-Hermosa, Gema; Farrell, Orna; Adam, Taskeen; Li Thong, Ying; Sani-Bozkurt, Sunagul; C Sharma, Ramesh; Hrastinski, Stefan and Jandrić, Petar (2023). Speculative Futures on ChatGPT and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Collective Reflection from the Educational Landscape. Asian Journal of Distance Education, 18(1) pp. 53–130.

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Stracke, Christian M.; Sharma, Ramesh Chander; Bozkurt, Aras; Burgos, Daniel; Swiatek Cassafieres, Cécile; Inamorato dos Santos, Andreia; Mason, Jon; Ossiannilsson, Ebba; Santos-Hermosa, Gema; Shon, Jin Gon; Wan, Marian; Agbu, Jane-Frances Obiageli; Farrow, Robert; Karakaya, Özlem; Nerantzi, Chrissi; Ramírez-Montoya, María Soledad; Conole, Grainne; Truong, Vi and Cox, Glenda (2022). Impact of COVID-19 on Formal Education: An International Review of Practices and Potentials of Open Education at a Distance. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 23(4)

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Stracke, Christian C.; Burgos, Daniel; Santos-Hermosa, Gema; Bozkurt, Aras; Sharmer, Ramesh C.; Cassafieres, Cécile Swiatek; Inamorato dos Santos, Andreia; Mason, Jonathon; Ossiannilsson, Ebba; Shon, Jin Gon; Wan, Marian; Obiageli Agbu, Jane-Frances; Farrow, Robert; Karakaya, Özlem; Neranzti, Chrissi; Ramírez-Montoya, María Soledad; Conole, Grainne; Cox, Glenda and Truong, Vi (2022). Responding to the Initial Challenge of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of International Responses and Impact in School and Higher Education. Sustainability, 14(3), article no. 1876.

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Iniesto, Francisco; Ferguson, Rebecca; Weller, Martin; Farrow, Robert and Pitt, Rebecca (2022). Introducing a reflective framework for the assessment and recognition of microcredentials. Open Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA) Journal, 2(2) pp. 1–24.

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Farrow, Robert; Ferguson, Rebecca; Weller, Martin; Pitt, Rebecca; Sanzgiri, Janesh and Habib, Mustafa (2021). Assessment and Recognition of MOOCs: The State of the Art. Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education, 3(1) pp. 15–26.

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Pitt, Rebecca; Jordan, Katy; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Robert and Weller, Martin (2020). Supporting open educational practices through open textbooks. Distance Education, 41(2) pp. 303–318.

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Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca and Weller, Martin (2020). Open Textbooks as an innovation route for open science pedagogy. Education for Information, 36(3) pp. 227–245.

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Farrow, Robert and Mathers, Bryan (2020). Conceptualising Research Methodology for Doctoral Researchers in Open Education (with penguins). International Journal of Management and Applied Research, 7(3) pp. 349–359.

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Cortinovis, Renato Mario; Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Domingue, John; Mulholland, Paul and Farrow, Robert (2019). Supporting the discoverability of open educational resources. Education and Information Technologies, 24(5) pp. 3129–3161.

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Orr, Dominic; Weller, Martin and Farrow, Robert (2019). How is Digitalisation Affecting the Flexibility and Openness of Higher Education Provision? Results of a Global Survey Using a New Conceptual Model. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2019(1) pp. 1–12.

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Coughlan, Tim; Pitt, Beck and Farrow, Rob (2019). Forms of Innovation Inspired by Open Educational Resources: A Post-Project Analysis. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-learning, 34(2) pp. 156–175.

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Farrow, Robert (2019). Rethinking the role of the academy: cognitive authority in the age of post-truth. Teaching in Higher Education, 24(3) pp. 272–287.

Farrow, Robert (2019). [Book review] The cynical educator. British Journal of Educational Studies, 67(1) pp. 134–136.

Farrow, Robert (2017). Open education and critical pedagogy. Learning, Media and Technology, 42 pp. 130–146.

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Farrow, Robert (2016). A Framework for the Ethics of Open Education. Open Praxis, 8(2) pp. 93–109.

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de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca; Weller, Martin and McAndrew, Patrick (2016). Adapting the Curriculum: How K-12 Teachers Perceive the Role of Open Educational Resources. Journal of Online Learning Research, 2(1) pp. 23–40.

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Farrow, Robert; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Pitt, Rebecca and Weller, Martin (2015). Who are the Open Learners? A Comparative Study Profiling non-Formal Users of Open Educational Resources. EURODL (European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning), 18(2) pp. 50–74.

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Weller, Martin; de los Arcos, Bea; Farrow, Rob; Pitt, Beck and McAndrew, Patrick (2015). The Impact of OER on Teaching and Learning Practice. Open Praxis, 7(4) pp. 351–361.

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Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Perryman, Leigh-Anne; Weller, Martin and McAndrew, Patrick (2015). Impact of OER use on teaching and learning: data from OER Research Hub (2013–2014). British Journal of Educational Technology, 46(5) pp. 972–976.

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Farrow, Robert and Deimann, Markus (2013). Rethinking OER and their use: open education as Bildung. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 14(3) pp. 344–360.

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Farrow, Robert and Iacovides, Ioanna (2013). Gaming and the limits of digital embodiment. Philosophy & Technology, 27(2) pp. 221–233.

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McAndrew, Patrick; Farrow, Robert and Cooper, Martyn (2012). Adapting online learning resources for all: planning for professionalism in accessibility. Research in Learning Technology, 20(4) pp. 345–361.

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McAndrew, Patrick; Farrow, Robert; Law, Patrina and Elliott-Cirigottis, Gary (2012). Learning the lessons of openness. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2012(2), article no. 10.

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Farrow, Robert (2023). A Typology for OER Business Models. In: EDEN 2023 Annual Conference “Yes we can!” – Digital Education for Better Futures, 18-20 Jun 2023, Dublin, Ireland.

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Iniesto, Francisco; Pitt, Beck; Farrow, Rob; Bossu, Carina and Weller, Martin (2023). The Global OER Graduate Network: an example of a Community of Care - La Red Global de Estudiantes de Doctorado en Educación Abierta: un ejemplo de una Comunidad de Cuidado. In: 9° International Conference On Education Innovation, Jan 16-18, Monterrey, Mexico, pp. 287–291.

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Farrow, Robert (2019). Bringing Learning to Life: Evaluation of Everyday Skills in maths and English. In: Open Education 2019, 30 Oct 2019-1 Nov 2019, Phoenix, AZ.

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Weller, Martin; Farrow, Robert and Pitt, Rebecca (2019). GO-GN: Lessons in Building an Open Research Community. In: Pan Commonwealth Forum 9 (PCF9), 9-12 Sep 2019, Edinburgh, Scotland, Commonwealth of Learning.

Farrow, Robert (2018). MOOC and the workplace: key support elements in digital lifelong learning. In: International Entrepreneurship as the Bridge between International Economics and International Business: Conference Proceedings of the 9th ENTRE Conference – 5th AIB-CEE Chapter Annual Conference, International Entrepreneurship | Przedsiębiorczość Międzynarodowa, Cracow University of Economics, Kraków, pp. 139–150.

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McAndrew, Patrick and Farrow, Robert (2013). The ecology of sharing: synthesizing OER research. In: OER 13: Creating a virtuous circle, 26-27 Mar 2013, Nottingham.

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Farrow, Robert and Deimann, Markus (2012). Bildung as a critical foundation for Open Education. In: Open Education 2012: Beyond Content, 16-18 Oct 2012, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

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McAndrew, Patrick; Farrow, Robert; Law, Patrina and Elliott-Cirigottis, Gary (2012). Learning the Lessons of Openness. In: Cambridge 2012: Innovation and Impact – Openly Collaborating to Enhance Education, a joint meeting of OER12 and OpenCourseWare Consortium Global 2012, 16-18 Apr 2012, Cambridge, UK.

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Farrow, Robert and Iacovides, Ioanna (2012). ‘In the game’? Embodied subjectivity in gaming environments. In: 6th International Conference on the Philosophy of Computer Games: the Nature of Player Experience, 29-31 Jan 2012, Madrid, Spain.

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De Liddo, Anna; Buckingham Shum, Simon; McAndrew, Patrick and Farrow, Robert (2012). The open education evidence hub: a collective intelligence tool for evidence based policy. In: Cambridge 2012: Joint OER12 and OpenCourseWare Consortium Global 2012 Conference, 16-18 Apr 2012, Cambridge, UK.

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Farrow, Robert (2011). Mobile learning: a meta-ethical taxonomy. In: IADIS International Conference, Mobile Learning 2011, 10-12 Mar 2011, Avila, Spain.

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Farrow, Robert and Fulantelli, Giovanni (2010). Involving Policymakers in Research Partnership: The MOTILL Project Experience. In: International Conference & Workshops on Higher Education, Partnership and Innovation, 6-8 Sep, Budapest, IHEPI.

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Weller, M.; Pitt, B.; Farrow, R. and Bossu, C. (2024). GO-GN Annual Review 2023. Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN), The Open University (UK), Milton Keynes.

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Weller, M.; Pitt, B.; Iniesto, F.; Farrow, R. and Bossu, C. (2022). Annual Review 2022. Global OER Graduate Network.

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Farrow, Robert; Baas, Marjon; Cardoso, Paula; Cox, Glenda; Czerwonogora, Ada; DeWaard, Helen; Essmiller, Kathy; Helton, Emily; Huth, Kate; Iniesto, Francisco; Johnson, Kathryn; Peramunugamage, Anuradha; Pitt, Rebecca; Sousa, Lorena; Vizgirda, Vidiminas and Weller, Martin (2022). GO-GN Research Review 2022. Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN). The Open University (UK).

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Iniesto, Francisco; Pitt, Rebecca; Weller, Martin; Farrow, Robert; Cronin, Catherine; Funk, Johanna; Lambert, Sarah; Nerantzi, Chrissi; Paskevicius, Michael; Pete, Judith; Roberts, Verena; Rodes, Virginia and Vladimirschi, Viviane (2022). The GO-GN Fellowship reflections report. Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN). The Open University (UK).

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Weller, Martin; Pitt, Rebecca; Iniesto, Francisco; Farrow, Robert; Bossu, Carina and Vladimirschi, Viviane (2021). GO-GN Annual Review 2021. Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN). The Open University (UK).

Farrow, Robert; Iniesto, Francisco; Weller, Martin; Pitt, Rebecca; Algers, Anne; Bozkurt, Aras; Cox, Glenda; Czerwonogora, Ada; Elias, Tanya; Essmiller, Kathy; Funk, Johanna; Lambert, Sarah; Mittelmeier, Jenna; Nagashima, Tomo; Rabin, Eyal; Rets, Irina; Spica, Elizabeth; Vladimirschi, Viviane and Witthaus, Gabi (2021). GO-GN Guide to Conceptual Frameworks. Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN). The Open University (UK).