@article {Volkanova:2018:1525-4011:24,
title = "MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)",
journal = "The Charleston Advisor",
parent_itemid = "infobike://annurev/tca",
publishercode ="annurev",
year = "2018",
volume = "20",
number = "2",
publication date ="2018-10-01T00:00:00",
pages = "24-29",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1525-4011",
eissn = "1525-4003",
url = "https://annurev.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/annurev/tca/2018/00000020/00000002/art00008",
doi = "doi:10.5260/chara.20.2.24",
author = "Volkanova, Victoria",
abstract = "The MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) Repository provides access to a curated Open Access online collection of Open Educational Resources (OER) that includes learning and support materials and learning objects. It is a database of metadata that
describe: 1) all the learning materials, including 1,500 learning exercises (the total number of materials is more than 80,000); and 2) the profiles of registered MERLOT Members (more than 155,000). The content creation tools (ePortfolio, learning materials), as well as personal spaces (Bookmark
Collections, Voices a community networking site) are integrated on the same platform. Together, these resources create an open, content-rich, flexible and collaborative environment for learners, educators, and researchers and offer a highly cost-effective approach to supporting instruction
and learning processes.",
}