The number of published OER efficacy and perceptions studies rose rapidly between 2015 and 2018, with more studies published in those 3 years than in the previous 15.¶
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q2 i? Between September 2015 and December 2018, 29 OER studies were published (9 efficacy, 13 perceptions, 7 both), compared with 16 total studies between 2002 and August 2015. → Hilton 2020
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Hilton 2020¶
Hilton, J., III. (2020). Open educational resources, student efficacy, and user perceptions: a synthesis of research published between 2015 and 2018. Education Tech Research Dev, 68, 853-876. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-019-09700-4
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The synthesis's comparison of study counts before and after 2015, based on its systematic search of Google Scholar, ProQuest, and researcher communications.
"This illustrates a rapid rise in research related to OER efficacy and perceptions with more published studies in the past 3 years than the previous fifteen."
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The number of published OER efficacy and perceptions studies rose rapidly between 2015 and 2018, with more studies published in those 3 years than in the previous 15. |
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The number of published OER efficacy and perceptions studies rose rapidly between 2015 and 2018, with more studies published in those 3 years than in the previous 15. |
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