The Journey to Open Education

Ownership and controlV

Access for all

Library of Celsus, Ephesus

A struggle against restrictive practices

curriculum designclosed collectionsselective entranceexpensive technologies & equipmentaccreditation led learningexclusive languagepoverty and exclusionculture of experts

How far have we actually come?Challenging and changing:cultures of academic practicetraditions within educational institutionslegal restrictions around ownership and control of contentexisting communities of practicelearner expectationsgovernment strategies and policies

Being open – removing barriersUK Open University (1970)MIT Courseware (2001)Jisc Exchange for Learning Programme (2002-2006)Jorum National Learning Repository (2002)Creative Commons (2002)OU OpenLearn (2006)U-NOW Nottingham University (2007)Creative Commons (2002)Jisc RePRODUCE Programme (2008)First MOOC (2008)UKOER Programme (2009-2012) http://blogs.cetis.ac.uk/othervoices/2012/02/13/open-educational-resources-timeline/

There has been a tendency to focus on learning resources and not on enabling people to learn effectively in an open, networked social world

Open educational practicesStudents as co-producersOpen pedagogies & assessmentOpen networked learningBreaking boundariesChanging roles & relationshipsCollaborationNew stakeholdersLetting go of controlChallenging ownership

OER and Open Courses cost a lot of money and as such they often support the traditional practice and culture of the investor/s or producers

Not all open courses embrace these principles…