An Analysis of The Research Output of India’s North-Eastern Region Central Universities in OER With A Special Focus

Abstract

Purpose: In the past few years, technology plays a vital role in the digital era for content creation and its dissemination among readers. Today, Open Educational Resources (OERs) are easily available on the Internet and many educational organisations rely on them for their academic as well as research activities due to their easy licensing policy. Theses and dissertations are known for their rich and unique source of information that is published by educational institutions and organisations. One of the open educational resources that facilitate the digital repository of Indian Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) accessible online is the Shodhganga repository. The present study analyses the research output of North-Eastern’s Central Universities in Shodhganga repository.