The Philosophy of Open Learning
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The Philosophy of Open Learning

Peer Learning and the Intellectual Commons

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eBook - PDF

The Philosophy of Open Learning

Peer Learning and the Intellectual Commons

About this book

In this book, internationally recognized scholars provide in-depth insight into the emerging field of open education. The Philosophy of Open Learning provides an overview of the current debates and introduces the reader to the overall discourse on open education. The broad range of topics, including MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and OERs (Open Educational Resources) is aimed at demonstrating that open education has emerged as a new principle for organizing higher education. Based on this idea, the book covers various issues that are backed up by thorough philosophical reflections that provide orientation for the heated debates. Open education is discussed in its various imbrications to other open movements, such as open access, and its relevance for education over the last fifteen years.

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Yes, you can access The Philosophy of Open Learning by Markus Deimann,Michael Adrian Peters, A.C. (Tina) Besley,Michael Adrian Peters,Cameron McCarthy,Fazal Rizvi in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Education Theory & Practice. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Foreword (Martin Weller)
  4. Introduction: Open Education—The Past, the Present and the Future (Markus Deimann and Michael A. Peters)
  5. Chapter One: Constellations of Openness (Robert Farrow)
  6. Chapter Two: Openness and the Intellectual Commons (Michael A. Peters)
  7. Chapter Three: Opening Up Education: Opportunities, Obstacles and Future Perspectives (Petra Missomelius and Theo Hug)
  8. Chapter Four: MOOCs, Neoliberalism and the Role of the University (David Small)
  9. Chapter Five: Posthuman Openings: Looking Beyond Technology Instrumentalism (Jeremy Knox)
  10. Chapter Six: Of Two Contrasting Philosophies That Underpin Openness in Education and What That Entails (Peter B. Sloep and Robert Schuwer)
  11. Chapter Seven: Another World Is Possible: The Relationship Between Open Higher Education and Mass Intellectuality (Richard Hall)
  12. Chapter Eight: Open Access, Freedom and Exclusion (Martin Oliver)
  13. Chapter Nine: Open Learning and Social Innovation: Freedom and Democratic Culture (Michael A. Peters, Richard Heraud and Andrew Gibbons)
  14. Editors