The battle for open- A perspective
| Alternate title | 2013: JIME Nottingham OER 2013 special issue |
| Published | December 2013 |
| Type of work | Selected papers from OER13 Conference (March 2013) hosted at University of Nottingham. |
| Journal | Journal of Interactive Media in Education Volume 3, Issue 15, Pages 1-14 |
| Country | United Kingdom, Europe |
ABSTRACT
In this article the author argues that openness in education has been successful in establishing itself as an approach. However, this initial victory should be viewed as part of a larger battle around the nature of openness.Drawing lessons from history and the green movement, a number of challenges for the open education movement are identified as it enters this new stage. The value of openness to education is stressed in that it relates to opportunities for development and the role of the higher education in society.
| Keywords | higher education · OER · open access policies · open pedagogy · Open University |
| Published at | Nottingham |
| ISSN | 1365-893X |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Rights | by/3.0 |
| DOI | 10.5334/2013-15 |
| URL | http://jime.open.ac.uk/article/view/307 |
| Other information | OER13: Evidence, Experiences and Expectations |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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