Vol. 27 No. 2 (2013)
Research Articles

Open Educational Resources for Professionals: A New Era in the Training and Development of Legislative Counsel

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  • Dale Dewhurst,
  • John Mark Keyes,
  • Archie Zariski
Dale Dewhurst
Athabasca University
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John Mark Keyes
Athabasca University
Bio
Archie Zariski
Athabasca University
Bio

Published 2013-10-24

Keywords

  • online learning,
  • open educational resources,

How to Cite

Dewhurst, D., Keyes, J. M., & Zariski, A. (2013). Open Educational Resources for Professionals: A New Era in the Training and Development of Legislative Counsel. International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education Revue Internationale Du E-Learning Et La Formation à Distance, 27(2). Retrieved from https://www.ijede.ca/index.php/jde/article/view/837
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Abstract

This paper discusses a current project to develop open educational resources (OER) for legislative counsel in countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. The project is the latest step in a 20-year old distance education program for those professionals. The paper explores best practices for investment in freely available OERs for use by professionals and students who are involved in open access and online learning environments. The creation and deployment of the OER raised many of the key issues faced by many current organizations, including the tension between openness and quality, and the relationship of OER to accreditation. Findings describe the importance of chunking information appropriately, tackling the separation of core knowledge from local contexts, and managing integrity while operating in the domain of open source materials.
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