Open education

There are many different 'flavours' or interpretations of what openness means in education. This free course, Open education, is an example of a massive open online course (MOOC) and spans seven weeks. Like all the free materials on OpenLearn, this course is open to the wider world but, uniquely, it also forms part of the module for students who are studying the Open University course H817 Openness and innovation in elearning.

• Course overview
• Learning outcomes
• 1 Openness in education
• 1 Openness in education
• 1.1 Week 1 Introduction
• 1.2 Week 1 Learning outcomes
• 1.3 The open course environment
• 1.4 Flavours of openness
• 1.5 Priorities of openness
• 1.6 Week 1 References
• 2 Open education resources
• 2 Open education resources
• 2.1 Week 2 Introduction
• 2.2 Week 2 Learning outcomes
• 2.3 Learning objects
• 2.4 OER issues
• 2.5 Exploring OER
• 2.6 Week 2 References
• 3 Moving beyond OER
• 3 Moving beyond OER
• 3.1 Week 3 Introduction
• 3.2 Week 3 Learning outcomes
• 3.3 What does reuse mean?
• 3.4 Sustainability
• 3.5 Big and little OER
• 3.6 Week 3 References
• 4 MOOCs
• 4 MOOCs
• 4.1 Week 4 Introduction
• 4.2 Week 4 Learning outcomes
• 4.3 What are MOOCs?
• 4.4 The learner experience in MOOCs
• 4.5 Personal learning networks
• 4.6 Week 4 References
• 5 Pedagogy in open learning
• 5 Pedagogy in open learning
• 5.1 Week 5 Introduction
• 5.2 Week 5 Learning outcomes
• 5.3 Student co-creation
• 5.4 Connectivism
• 5.5 Rhizomatic learning
• 5.6 Week 5 References
• 6 Operating in an open world
• 6 Operating in an open world
• 6.1 Week 6 Introduction
• 6.2 Week 6 Learning outcomes
• 6.3 Technology versus pedagogy
• 6.4 Technologies for openness
• 6.4.1 Blogs
• 6.4.2 Links and embeds
• 6.4.3 Social networks
• 6.4.4 Virtual learning environments
• 6.4.5 Other open technologies
• 6.5 Visitors and residents
• 6.6 Open learning literacies
• 6.7 Week 6 References
• 7 Conclusion
• 7 Conclusion
• Acknowledgements