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Please see below for an opportunity to contribute to a new book with the purpose of presenting current research on OER in education with focus on pedagogical discussion and practices in teaching and learning in higher education and in K-12 schools. The content topic coverage of book includes OER inclusive teaching and learning pedagogical clinical practices in higher education and K-12 OER teaching and learning practices.

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The BCcampus Open Education team

Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education
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 Call for Chapters: Open Educational Resources (OER) Pedagogy and Practices

Editor

Molly Y. Zhou

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: January 10, 2019
Full Chapters Due: May 10, 2019
Submission Date: May 10, 2019

Introduction

OER is a recent educational structural organization shift on access to learning materials. It is a new movement in education. Although it started within higher education, the impact of this movement has started to impact K-12 schools. This movement is not only in the US, but across continents and countries in the world. As education becomes more individualized with educational technologies, OER adds to the efforts in leveraging educational resources, educational cost, educational equity, and poverty for a world class of education as contextualized in a world of uncertainties.

Objective

The purpose of the book is to present current research on OER in education with focus on pedagogical discussion and practices in teaching and learning in higher education and in K-12 schools. The content topic coverage of book includes OER inclusive teaching and learning pedagogical clinical practices in higher education and K-12 OER teaching and learning practices.

Target Audience

OER organizations, investors, educational agencies, educational policy makers, educational leaders, educators, teachers, philanthropists, and other individuals interested in OER in teaching and learning.

Recommended Topics

Chapters with research topics and content that address research-based OER teaching and learning pedagogical clinical practices are welcome for submission.

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before January 10, 2019, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by January 17, 2019 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by May 10, 2019, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery®TM online submission manager at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/submit/3598

 

Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2020.

Important Dates

Chapter Proposal due date: 1/10/2019
Full chapter due date: 5/10/2019
Final Deadline due date: 9/30/2019

Inquiries

Molly Zhou
School of Education
Dalton State College

mzhou@daltonstate.edu

USA

 


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