The Real Goal of Open Educational Resources ~ Stephen Downes

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Summary:

"1. The Goal of Open Access

David Wiley says, "The question we must each ask ourselves is – what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?" In this he's right. It's time for us to be clear about what we're working for. The goal of OER is access for all. This is my goal, though I don't think it's just my goal. I think it's the goal of the vast majority of those working for open educational resources (OER)....

I could continue this list indefinitely but I think the point is clear that, in addition to just me, a great many, and probably a majority, of OER advocates do so for the purpose of ensuring access for all.

This is not Wiley's objective:

Personally, my goal is not to provide less expensive access to the same teaching and learning experience to more people – access and affordability have never been my end game. 

This is probably something he could have said more clearly a bit earlier to the governments and foundations that funded his work. A lot of people who are working for access to all could have used the money."

Link:

http://www.downes.ca/post/67445

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oa.new oa.oer oa.advocacy oa.access oa.people oa.publishers oa.mandates oa.prices oa.licensing oa.economics_of oa.business_models oa.canada oa.hei oa.pedagogy oa.libre oa.policies

Date tagged:

11/17/2017, 11:30

Date published:

11/17/2017, 06:30