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The Why and How of Open Education: Introduction
The document provides an overview of open education by Dr. Andreas Meiszner, discussing its distinctions from traditional formal education and the evolving landscape of learning through open educational resources and courses. It emphasizes that the definition of open education varies based on how education is defined, particularly regarding the importance of degrees and certifications. The presentation concludes by suggesting that the classification of education is not simply binary but has multiple dimensions.
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The Why and How of Open Education: Introduction
- 1. Open Education A brief introduction By: Dr. Andreas Meiszner, United Nations University UNU-MERIT – The Netherlands Workshop on “The Why and How of Open Education: Concepts and Practices” OKCon 2011, June 31st – Berlin, Germany
- 4. Traditional formal classbased Higher Education This is definitely NOT Open Education --- OK, it might be Open in the sense that students can exercise their right of Free Speech (and accept bad grades in return)
- 5. Traditional formal HigherEducation in the communication age This also is definitely NOT Open Education
- 6. The Open EducationalResource movement If content equals education, then this IS Open Education
- 7. The emergence ofFree / Open Courses If content and learning together with formally enrolled students – but without teacher support, with no assessment and with no certification IS STILL EDUCATION, then this IS Open Education.
- 8. The emergence ofFree / Open Universities ?!? If content, learning together with others, support by volunteering teachers and assessment through those, but no certification IS STILL EDUCATION, then this IS Open Education.
- 9. • How wedefine Open Education depends on how we define Education. • In many societies Education equals to obtaining Formal Degrees or Certifications. • If Formal Degrees or Certifications are indeed the relevant criterion that defines Education, then Open Education pretty much the same then Closed traditional formal education as we know it – except that it is not “Closed”, but “Open”. • Luckily there are more shades then “black” and “white”, and the same likely holds valid for Education.
- 11. Thank you foryour attention! Dr. Andreas Meiszner, United Nations University UNU-MERIT meiszner@merit.unu.edu