Awareness of Open Educational Resources among Research Scholars

The study indicates an awareness of open education resources among research scholars in Tamil Nadu. The researcher has taken research scholars in Tamil Nadu as a population for the present study. The researcher has utilized simple random sampling techniques for collecting the data from the samples. The researcher has collected 606 samples from 23 universities and deemed universities. Based on the data analysis and interpretation, the researcher found that research scholars have an average awareness of OER, and that there are no significant differences in awareness based on gender, residency and parents education.

Awareness, Open Educational Resources, Research Scholars, Gender

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