This paper explores the challenges in developing the prototypes for the implementation of Mobile Open Educational Resources (M-OER) initiative in providing content availability and flexibility across mobile learners and explains how the architecture addresses these challenges and assists in both design and testing process. In this paper, M-OER has been successfully tested on three mobile platforms namely Apple IOs, Android, and BlackBerryOS. One of the main aims in this approach is to test content and accessibility features for M-OER and provide wider access to more mobile platforms. This paper also reviews the M-OER implementation architecture which includes the framework of M-OER Content Management System (M-OERCMS) with in-context content authoring environment, allowing users to develop and customize M-OER module lesson pages to meet their individual needs with the inclusion of Creative Commons licensing. The M-OERCMS enables users to interact and use set of commands, predefined functions, schemas and protocols when building content modules and opened-licensed materials. This new M-OER architecture is targeted to find new ways for engagement of learners in related to the discovery and sharing for the wider use of M-OER learning modules (e.g. using camera and video for user-generated content). This paper also describes the findings and technical challenges for establishing open sharing and accessibility of M-OER learning content to address the “same content, multiple channels” issue. The proposed M-OER is designed to be used across multiple platforms using Mobile XML-XSLT for content reuse to move away from manual reproduction approach. On the basis of the content availability across multiple devices platforms, challenges issues from the perspective of different mobile platforms are also addressed to reflect the fundamental needs for effective mobile learning.
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Paper presented at the 27th Annual Conference of Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) (1-3 October 2013; Islamabad, Pakistan)
Implementation of M-OER initiative (mobile OER): prospect and challenges
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