Opening Up Learning
A special issue of Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2011) | Viewed by 619
Special Issue Editor
Interests: distance learning and teaching; integration and convergence of technologies; technology refusal/technophobia; benefits analysis of telematics; student perception and motivation; individual differences in learning; creativity and learning; Social Software (Web 2.0); ICT in primary education; cyberpsychology and cyberculture
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This special issue of the journal Future Internet focuses on open educational resources (OER), open educational practices (OEP) and open scholarship. OERs, according to the definition supplied by UNESCO are characterised by “the open provision of educational resources, enabled by information and communication technologies, for consultation, use and adaptation by a community of users for non-commercial purposes” (UNESCO, 2002). Open educational practices are those activities practices by educators to promote open learning through OERs, and also the practices adopted by students who are engaged in learning using OERs. Open scholarship is exemplified in the creation, repurposing and sharing of educational resources in a free and open manner including Open Access Journals (such as Future Internet), and is also often characterised by academics and content developers opening their content up to scrutiny and critique, with the view to improving it through constructive feedback received from relevant communities of practice and interest.
We therefore seek high-quality, original papers on any aspect of open education and open learning, where the use of Web 2.0 tools and services such as blogs, wikis, social tagging and filtering, Internet based delivery and online discussion is a central component. Papers can be either empirical, conceptual or theoretical in nature, or position papers that outline and/or evaluate any important existing or emerging aspects in the field, or issues, benefits and limitations of Open Educational Resources.
Dr. Steve Wheeler
Guest Editor
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