What does 'open' really mean?

Hilton III, J. et al. (2010) Using online technologies to extend a classroom to learners at a distance, Distance Education, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 77-92

This team of researchers (including David Wiley) from Brigham Young University, examined the extent to which a face-to-face course can be shared with learners at a distance. Distance [...]

An alternative economic model for open access journals

Jaschik, S. (2009) Breakthrough on Open Access Inside Higher Education, September 15

An article on a plan by five Ivy League universities to fund peer reviewed open access journals for publications by their own faculty. I’m still struggling to understand why these publications would not be free, if they are open access, and why [...]

Open access to scholarly publications

Jaschil, S. (2009) Split over open access Inside Higher Education, June 4

More pressure for open access for all scholarly publications of research funded by tax dollars.