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Open education : international persepectives in higher education /

"This insightful collection of essays explores the ways in which open education can democratise access to education for all. It is a rich resource that offers both research and case studies to relate the application of open technologies and approaches in education settings around the world. A m...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Blessinger, Patrick, Bliss, T. J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, [2016]
Subjects:
Educational equalization.
Right to education.
Educational sociology.
Education, Higher > Social aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Foreword / David Wiley
  • Preface / Patrick Blessinger and TJ Bliss
  • 1. Introduction to Open Education: Towards a Human Rights Theory / Patrick Blessinger and TJ Bliss
  • 2. Emancipation through Open Education: Rhetoric or Reality? / Andy Lane
  • 3. Technology Strategies for Open Educational Resource Dissemination / Phil Barker and Lorna M. Campbell
  • 4. Identifying Categories of Open Educational Resource Users / Martin Weller, Beatriz de los Arcos, Rob Farrow, Rebecca Pitt and Patrick McAndrew
  • 5. Situated Learning in Open Communities: The TED Open Translation Project / Lidia Cámara de la Fuente and Anna Comas-Quinn
  • 6. Educational Policy and Open Educational Practice in Australian Higher Education / Adrian Stagg and Carina Bossu
  • 7. The Identified Informal Learner: Recognizing Assessed Learning in the Open / Patrina Law
  • 8. Transformation of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education towards Open Learning Arenas : A Question of Quality / Ebba Ossiannilsson, Zehra Altinay, and Fahriye Altinay
  • 9. Three Approaches to Open Textbook Development / Rajiv S. Jhangiani, Arthur G. Green, and John D. Belshaw
  • 10. What Does It Mean to Open Education? Perspectives on Using Open Educational Resources at a US Public University / inda Vanasupa, Amy Wiley, Lizabeth Schlemer, Dana Ospina, Peter Schwartz, Deborah Wilhelm, Catherine Waitinas and Kellie Hall
  • 11. Expanding Access to Science Field-Based Research Techniques for Students at a Distance through Open Educational Resources / Audeliz Matias, Kevin Woo, and Nathan Whitley-Grassi
  • 12. A Practitioner's Guide to Open Educational Resources: A Case Study / Howard Miller
  • 13. Open Assessment Resources for Deeper Learning / David Gibson, Dirk Ifenthaler, and Davor Orlic
  • 14. Promoting Open Science and Research in Higher Education: A Finnish Perspective / Ilkka Väänänen and Kati Peltonen
  • 15. Credentials for Open Learning: Scalability and Validity / Mika Hoffman and Ruth Olmsted
  • 16. Open Education Practice at the University of Southern Queensland / Ken Udas, Helen Partridge and Adrian Stagg
  • Index.