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Werth, Eric; Williams, Katherine – Open Learning, 2023
OER-enabled pedagogy, one form of open pedagogy, is gaining popularity as a method for increasing student engagement and motivation. Realising the potential of this approach, however, depends on faculty implementation and reducing resistance to change. This study explores the experience of instructors during their first and second courses when…
Descriptors: Open Education, Open Educational Resources, College Faculty, Universities
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Rabin, Eyal; Kalman, Yoram M.; Kalz, Marco – Open Learning, 2020
Will open education replace traditional higher education, or augment it? Digital innovation in the higher education sector is fuelling speculation about the transformation of higher education and the future role of universities. Much of the speculation makes questionable implicit assumptions about current and future business models in the higher…
Descriptors: Open Education, Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Models
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Castaño Muñoz, Jonatan; Redecker, Christine; Vuorikari, Riina; Punie, Yves – Open Learning, 2013
Adult learning and open education have become key elements on the European Agenda. This paper presents the first results of a foresight activity that aims to contribute to an understanding of how "Opening up Education" can improve adult learning in Europe in the future. It argues that to open up adult learning two main challenges must be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Education, Adult Learning, Educational Planning
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Gourley, Brenda; Lane, Andy – Open Learning, 2009
This paper describes the internal motivations and external drivers that led The Open University UK to enter the field of Open Educational Resources through its institution-wide OpenLearn initiative (www.open.ac.uk/openlearn). It also describes some of the emerging evidence of the impacts inside and outside the university. Through the rapid…
Descriptors: Open Education, Open Universities, Distance Education, Educational Resources
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Hilton, John, III; Wiley, David; Stein, Jared; Johnson, Aaron – Open Learning, 2010
A significant movement in education concerns the use of open educational resources. By "open" it is generally meant that the resource is available at no cost to others for adaptation and reuse in different contexts. However, "open" is not a simple dichotomy; rather, there is a continuum of openness. We discuss four separate aspects of reuse and…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Access to Information, Electronic Publishing, Intellectual Property
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Dailin, Liu; Fengyan, Chang; Shuangxu, Yin; Fenglong, Zhang – Open Learning, 2008
Timely collection of feedback on the quality of teaching from graduates and their employers is of great significance in distance education, and can help enhance the quality of teaching and improve management and all-round learner support. However, since the graduates left university some years ago, are now widely dispersed and consequently may…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Curriculum Design, Open Education, Distance Education