Learn about Open Education
Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0 By John Seely Brown and Richard P. Adler. Authors describe how various open initiatives can be connected to create a participatory learning system.
The Cape Town Open Education Declaration Authors highlight institutional and governmental barriers to fully implementing open education and several steps that can be made to overcome them.
Why OER? From Open Educational Resources Slideshow illuminates the process of creating educational content and how collaboration around open education resources changes learning.
The Economics of Open Educational Resources By Catherine M. Casserly in Educational Technology, Special Issue on Opening Educational Resources (PDF). Among other questions, the author asks if OER provides a productive disruption.
Opportunity is Knocking: Will Education Open the Door? By Toru Iiyoshi The author raises issues around the need to change educational culture and how best to transfer our practical experience.
Innovate: Special Issue on Open Source Software Journal highlights several open source projects in education.
Knowledge Sharing in Open Education Author shares IdeaList of case studies demonstrating effective use of knowledge sharing in open education.
Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0 By John Seely Brown and Richard P. Adler. Authors describe how various open initiatives can be connected to create a participatory learning system.
The Cape Town Open Education Declaration Authors highlight institutional and governmental barriers to fully implementing open education and several steps that can be made to overcome them.
Why OER? From Open Educational Resources Slideshow illuminates the process of creating educational content and how collaboration around open education resources changes learning.
The Economics of Open Educational Resources By Catherine M. Casserly in Educational Technology, Special Issue on Opening Educational Resources (PDF). Among other questions, the author asks if OER provides a productive disruption.
Opportunity is Knocking: Will Education Open the Door? By Toru Iiyoshi The author raises issues around the need to change educational culture and how best to transfer our practical experience.
Innovate: Special Issue on Open Source Software Journal highlights several open source projects in education.
Knowledge Sharing in Open Education Author shares IdeaList of case studies demonstrating effective use of knowledge sharing in open education.
The Internet and Web 2.0 technologies have made it easier for us to create, find and share information. They have also facilitated the creation of open educational resources, knowledge and tools. In addition to improving access to resources, these technologies have helped users more easily engage in informal and formal learning and provided guidance and interaction, often blurring lines between instructor and learner. On the other hand, this exciting movement is currently facing many challenges and issues. Will the open education movement last? Will it produce what is promised (i.e. more educational access and opportunity and a more broadly educated populace)? Will it transform the way we think about education? Are these false hopes?
This WebEvent is intended to bring together anyone interested in open education to discuss such problems and opportunities. Those new and seasoned in the field are invited to learn, ask and share experiences and ideas. Prominent authors, scholars and educators have also been asked to push the conversation and share their expertise, strategies and thoughts on avoiding open education nightmares.
At the Carnegie Foundation, we have been working on open education issues and have convened over three dozen leaders and thinkers in the field to contribute to an exciting book, Opening Up Education (MIT Press, 2008). We have invited some of these authors as well as other experts to join our discussions. To learn more about the issues of open education, we invite you to download the executive summary of Opening Up Education. (PDF)
Foreword by John Seely Brown
MIT Press, August 2008
MIT Press, August 2008
The Collective Advancement of Education through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge
In Opening Up Education, leaders in open education describe successes, challenges and opportunities they have found in a range of open education initiatives. They approach–from both macro and micro perspectives–the central question of how open education tools, resources and knowledge can improve the quality of education. The contributors also address the impact of their projects and possible strategies for sustaining open education.
Learn more about the contributors
Download an executive summary PDF
More information at MIT Press
For questions regarding this event, please email richardson@carnegiefoundation.org.
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