CALL for papers: Volume 4, No.3, September, 2015 OER, MOOC, DOCC, SPOC: The Changing Face of Content Delivery in Education

CALL for papers: Volume 4, No.3, September, 2015 

OER, MOOC, DOCC, SPOC: The Changing Face of Content Delivery in Education 

Both K-12 education and higher education are undergoing what could prove to be a sea change in the delivery of course content and information through the use of freely available shared instructional resources, commonly referred to as OER (Open Education Resources). The model is evolving so quickly, that there are scarcely enough letters in the alphabet for all of the acronyms that are being used to describe its various permutations. One of these, MOOC (for Massive Open Online Course) has captured the imagination of both the educational community and the public in general. But others floating around include SPOC (Self Paced Open Course) and DOCC (Distributive Open Collaborative Course). This issue of Global Education Review will examine the impact and implications of the OER movement, as well as practical considerations for those considering adopting an OER approach to course delivery in K-12 and higher education. 

Submissions should address some or all of these questions: 

• What approaches have you used toward adoption of OER at your institution or in collaboration with other institutions? 

• What practical advice can you offer to others considering adoption of OER? 

• How does the adoption OER impact issues of academic freedom and the proprietary rights of faculty? 

• What is the impact of OER on for-profit education businesses, such as publishers of textbooks and other instructional materials? 

• How does one deal with issues of “quality control” in the world of OER? 

• Who are the beneficiaries of OER? 

• Whose interests are not being adequately served through the OER movement? 

If you are working on or have completed an original study not previously published on the topic of Open Education Resources suitable for inclusion in a thematic issue entitled The Changing Face of Content Delivery in Education, please email an abstract of no more than 250 words in response to this message with GER Proposal as the subject line. All submissions will be reviewed for suitability. If deemed appropriate, you will be invited within 10 days to submit a full paper. 

Please send an abstract of no more than 250 words to co-editors HMiller@Mercy.Edu and JJay@Lincolnu.Edu. Abstracts will be reviewed for suitability for inclusion. You will receive a response within ten days. Full papers are due by September 30, 2014 

Sincerely, 

Jordan Jay, Lincoln University 

JJay@Lincolnu.Edu 

Howard Miller, Mercy College 

HMiller@Mercy.Edu