Openness in Education: Some Reflections on MOOCs, OERs and ODL

Abstract

My topic today is ‘Openness in Education: Some Reflections on MOOCs, OERs and ODL’, and my attempt is to analyze the recent developments in the light of our lessons from the past to identify implications for the Open and Distance Learning. My presentation has five sections: understanding openness, open and distance learning (ODL), open educational resources (OER), massive open and online courses (MOOC), and implications for ODL institutions.