An important element of open educational resources (OER) is the permission to use the materials in new ways, including revising and remixing them. Prior research has shown that the revision and remix rates for OER are relatively low. In this…

There have been few efforts to investigate the concept of quality from learners’ perspectives or to incorporate their needs and perceptions in quality standards in distance education. This is rather surprising, particularly in distance education contexts where the quality of…

Resumo: A importância mundial ao segmento florestal foi reforçada em 2011 pela Organização das Nações Unidas ao elegê-lo como Ano Internacional das Florestas. O Brasil registrou nos últimos dez anos significativo aumento na área de florestas plantadas, sendo 95% de…

The classical myth is one of the most important artistic expressions in our cultural and literary tradition. However, the fact that the teaching of this subject is associated to a specific area of courses considered optional implies that many of…

Au moment où les territoires périurbains se transforment rapidement sous l’impulsion des stratégies de développement de l’industrie immobilière, les préoccupations sociales en matière de qualité des paysages et des cadres de vie se font de plus en plus grandes. Devant…

El sector servicios, identificado como el de mayor dinámica competitiva en los mercados globalizados, en las actuales condiciones basa su acción en el conocimiento de su entorno en tanto que sus productos, en general, tienden a ser personalizados, o por…

This paper reviews the chiropteran fauna of the state of Guanajuato, principally in a historical perspective but with the additional aim of bringing the fi eld up to date. Starting with Dr. Alfredo Dugès’ nineteenth-century works, the available literature is…

Diversos estudios en historia, filosofía y sociología de la ciencia han mostrado que el carácter autónomo y valorativamente neutro de la ciencia y su búsqueda desinteresada de la verdad es, en el mejor de los casos, un mito ideal alejado…

La neurociencia del consumidor permite una comprensión más completa y objetiva de los deseos y acciones del consumidor, y se convierte en una herramienta versátil y consistente en el acompañamiento de las empresas para el ajuste y realización de sus…

The objective of this article is to describe the comprehension process of the social reality, that led to the educational proposal within an organization of women belonging to the Alternative Center of Indigenous Integral Development (CADIN, for its initials in…