“Open” Educational Resources vs “Open” Pedagogy: Why Meanings Matter
abernard102@gmail.com 2016-03-19
Summary:
"The tl;dr. In many contexts – like open content, open educational resources, open source software, open access, and open data – 'open' means 'free plus permissions.' But when modifying nouns that aren’t copyrightable – for example, in contexts like 'open pedagogy' or 'open educational practices' – open necessarily means something else. There are significant costs when we aren’t clear about what we mean by open in different contexts ..."