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Book Review: Open: The Philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-04)
Democratisation of education is the need of the hour across the globe. Before it is done, education needs to be liberated from the cost circumference in addition to removing other barriers. The “Open” movement is one such ...
Editorial: Meeting sustainable development goal 4: Some key contributions
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-04)
The articles in this issue all provide important contributions towards meeting SDG4. They highlight the role of informal learning (Kidu), community development (Pascevicius & Hodgkins-Williams), Open Educational Resources ...
Can Technology Solve the Problems of Higher Education?
(International Association of Universities (IAU), 2018-05)
This paper presents a brief case for use of technology in higher education and shares some of the COL experiences that shows its focus on (i) policy, (ii) capacity, and (iii) appropriate technology. Integrating these three ...
Editorial: Open Education, Open Educational Practice and the Concept of Openness: Issues and Challenges
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-07)
All the articles in this issue contribute to the debates surrounding Open Education, including Open Universities, Open Educational Resources (OER) and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
Book Review: Adoption and Impact of OER in the Global South
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-07)
Adoption and Impact of OER in the Global South takes the reader around the world to learn about developments in open educational resources (OER) from a range of emerging world perspectives. Contributions emanate from South ...
A Social Justice Framework for Understanding Open Educational Resources and Practices in the Global South
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-12)
At the heart of the open educational resources (OER) movement is the intention to provide affordable access to culturally relevant education to all. This imperative could be described as a desire to provide education in a ...
Changing our (Dis)Course: A Distinctive Social Justice Aligned Definition of Open Education
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-12)
This paper investigates the degree to which recent digital Open Education literature is aligned to social justice principles, starting with the first UNESCO definition of Open Educational Resources (OER). A critical analysis ...
Editorial: The Open Education Movement: How Can We Realize its Full Potential?
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-12)
Great claims have been made about the potential of the Open Education movement to extend accessible and relevant educational opportunities to all. But how far does the reality of Open Educational Practice match these ...
Reflecting on the Impact of the Open Education Movement
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-12)
This paper critiques the rise and impact of the open education movement, focusing in particular on Higher Education. It considers the impact of adopting more open practices on learning, teaching and research. In terms of ...
Book Review: Learning as Development: Rethinking International Education in a Changing World
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-12)
Daniel Wagner’s Learning as development is an important contribution in this area and, as Marlaine Lockheed of the World Bank points out, the volume “humanizes and broadens the discussion of education and development”. ...