Open Learning – Sharing and Openness

Posted on by Sonita Jeyapathy

I had a very narrow understanding of what it meant to “be open” as an educator before embarking on this course. I didn’t view openness as a spectrum but rather two stark choices, either you were open (and I simply equated this with offering one’s course at a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) level) or […]

Is it possible to go or be open in online education?

Posted on by Mats Ahlskog

Openness and sharing are two important factors for online education and the first question that always should be the addressed is the “why” question. Why shall we go online? Why shall we be open and share? With this a starting point there are several aspects to reflect upon. Since I don’t have an academic/teaching background […]

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Sharing and Openness in Education

Posted on by Maryam Vahabi

There is no doubt that the Internet has revolutionized our daily life. It has been the main medium of everyday communication that is used for different activities ranging from sharing a moment with a friend, ordering food, shopping clothes to even education and learning. In fact, the Internet can be seen as a sophisticated multidisciplinary […]

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Topic 2: Open Education

Posted on by Victor Hugo Souza

This is a series of blog posts about my learning activities in the
Open Networked Learning (ONL202) pedagogical course.

TL;DR
Open education is key in providing accessibility to learning. There are many online tools and local oportunities to s…

Topic 2: Openness in education and learning

Posted on by Inger Jacobson

In this second topic we were to discuss the pros and cons concerning openness in education and learning. We have discussed the usual conceptions of openness and access as well as discussing how this phenomenon may differ from the perspectives of the educator and the learner; open educational resources (OERs), and the consequent development ofFortsätt läsa “Topic 2: Openness in education and learning”

Topic 2: Openness in education and learning

Posted on by Inger Jacobson

In this second topic we were to discuss the pros and cons concerning openness in education and learning. We have discussed the usual conceptions of openness and access as well as discussing how this phenomenon may differ from the perspectives of the educator and the learner; open educational resources (OERs), and the consequent development ofFortsätt läsa “Topic 2: Openness in education and learning”

MAPS and Meanings

Posted on by Dean de Koning

For our next task, we continued looking at the possibilities, prospects, disadvantages and challenges for Open learning models. MOOCs were thoughtfully examined, but, I still battle to see the connection, or feasibility of open models in non first world countries and in complex/technical subjects. High end qualifications such as Degrees, Honors, Masters or PHD courses […]