The OER Knowledge Cloud: Why Openness In Education?

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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