Dominican Republic/OER

Overview

The Dominican Republic (Spanish: República Dominicana), is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that are shared by two countries. Both by area and population, the Dominican Republic is the second largest Caribbean nation (after Cuba), with 48,445 square kilometres (18,705 sq mi) and a population of 9,445,281, one million of which is in the capital city, Santo Domingo.

Further information

For further general information see Wikipedia:Dominican Republic/OER.

Education in Dominican Republic/OER

For a general description of education in Dominican Republic/OER see Education:Dominican Republic/OER.

e-learning

For a description more focussed to e-learning see E-learning:Dominican Republic/OER.

The Dominican Republic participates in the MOOC Camp initiative, which is led by the US Department of State and hosts facilitated discussions around massive open online courses (MOOCs).

OER Initiatives in Dominican Republic/OER

UNESCO notes some small scale involvement in open access databases, more about which can be found here: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/portals-and-platforms/goap/access-by-region/latin-america-and-the-caribbean/dominican-republic/

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