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 [...]

Defining the ‘open’ in open content

David Wiley has posted a blog where he attempts to define what open content means:

Wiley, D. (2009) Defining ‘open’ Iterating towards openness, November 16.

Wiley defines four characteristics of open content – the 4Rs – and the discussion following the blog is also interesting.

Thanks to Burkard Lehmann for directing me to this.

IRRODL special edition on openness and the future of higher education

The International Review of Open and Distance Learning has just brought out a special issue, Vol. 10, No. 5, 2009, edited by David Wiley and James Hilton III, on openness and the future of education.

Table of Contents

Editorial:

Openness and the Future of Higher Education David Wiley, John Hilton III

Research Articles

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Openness and the Future of Higher Education: A call for papers

NOTE: now published as Vol. 10, No. 5, 2009: click here to access the issue

This Call for Papers is for a theme issue of the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning entitled: Openness and the Future of Higher Education.  The projected publication date is October 2009.  The Guest Editors are [...]

The Instructional Use of Learning Objects

Wiley, D. (ed.) (2002) The Instructional Use of Learning Objects Bloomington, IN: Agency for Instructional Technology