Why openness in education?
| Published | May 2012 |
| Periodical | Chapter 6, Pages 81-89 |
| Publisher | Game changers: Education and information technologies, Educause |
| Editor | Oblinger, Diana |
ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we explore a number of ways openness affects the practices of teaching and learning and the motivations behind supporters of these emergent practices. We discuss the three principal influences of openness on education: open educational resources, open access, and open teaching.| Keywords | 4R · copyright · fair use · Open Educational Resources |
| ISSN | 978-1-933046-00-6 |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Rights | by/3.0 |
| URL | https://library.educause.edu/resources/2012/5/chapter-6-why-openness-in-education |
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