Special Issue on OER and Social Inclusion, Distance Education 33(2)

Distance Education is a peer-reviewed journal of the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia, Inc. It publishes research and scholarly material in the fields of open, distance and flexible education. The current special issue comprises 12 articles by leading OER and e-learning specialists. True to the topic, the issue is open access.

1. Fostering social inclusion through open educational resources (OER)

   Gráinne Conole

2. A review of the role of national policy and institutional mission in European distance teaching universities with respect to widening participation in higher education study through open educational resources

   Andy Lane

3. Opening up Down Under: the role of open educational resources in promoting social inclusion in Australia

   Carina Bossu, David Bull, Mark Brown

4. The OER mix in higher education: purpose, process, product, and policy

   Samuel Nikoi, Alejandro Armellini

5. Equity considerations for open educational resources in the glocalization of education

   Julie Willems, Carina Bossu

6. Open educational resources: education for the world?

   Thomas Richter, Maggie McPherson

7. Open educational resources in support of science learning: tools for inquiry and observation

   Eileen Scanlon

8. Making a difference—inclusive learning and teaching in higher education through open educational resources

   Christine Hockings, Paul Brett, Mat Terentjevs

9. The role of postgraduate students in co-authoring open educational resources to promote social inclusion: a case study at the University of Cape Town

   Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams, Michael Paskevicius

10. Non-government distance education funding: the need for equity in Australian schooling

    Terry Harding

11. Politics, practices, and possibilities of open educational resources

    Liam Phelan

12. OER perspectives: emerging issues for universities

    Don Olcott