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Awareness and Use of Open Educational Resources and its Benefits to University Students

Published:2023-05-01 Issue: Volume: Page:32-35
ISSN:2347-5528
Container-title:Innovare Journal of Education
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Short-container-title:Innovare J Edu

Author:

Rebecca Oluwayimika Kasumu^ORCID,Idoghor Uduak

Abstract

The study is descriptive survey research designed to investigate awareness and use of Open Educational Resources (OER) and its benefits to university students. The study area is Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The study population was 424 postgraduate students in the Faculty of Education, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. A sample of 178 students was involved in the study. A simple random sampling technique was applied in the selection process. The instrument used for the study to collect data from respondents is a structured questionnaire titled awareness and use of open educational resources and its benefits to university students (AUEORBU) with 40-item questions. The designed instrument by the researcher was given to experts in the field of educational technology. The instrument reliability determined by test-re-test was applied and the responses were correlated to obtain the reliability coefficient of .67. mean was the statistical tool used for the study. The study found that students can access open educational resources anywhere in the world, at any time and open educational resources provide an excellent way for alumni to stay connected to the institution and continue with a program of lifelong. Based on the conclusion, the researchers recommended that students and stakeholders participate fully in open educational resources to stay connected to their institutions.

Publisher

Innovare Academic Sciences Pvt Ltd

Subject

General Medicine

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