What is Open Learning

1.

is a learning method for the knowledge acquisition based on open educational resources, open source technologies and online communities. Open learning aims to allow pupils self-determined, independent and interest-guided learning. It has been also focussed on collaborative study and social learning. Learn more in: Eliciting Thinking Skills with Inquiry Maps in CLE

2.

An approach to the design and facilitation of learning opportunities that are public and easily accessible, use open educational resources and practices, and encourage participation in a shared knowledge commons. Learn more in: The Marginal Syllabus: Educator Learning and Web Annotation Across Sociopolitical Texts and Contexts

3.

A learning method?for the knowledge acquisition based on open educational resources, free technologies and online communities. Open learning aims to allow participants self-determined, independent and interest-guided learning. It has been also offering opportunities for collaborative study and social learning. Learn more in: Knowledge Media Tools to Foster Social Learning

4.

Activities that either enhance learning opportunities within formal education systems or broaden learning opportunities beyond formal education systems. Learn more in: Blended Learning

5.

A qualitative, value loaded and highly relative term. Its use is confusing unless the context indicates the dimensions of openness that relate to it. Many scholars attribute to ‘open learning’ characteristics of extending access to various educational frameworks, employing flexible schedules, and enhancing self-directed learning. Learn more in: Openness Dimension of Distance Teaching Universities

6.

Encompasses at least three dimensions of meaning. First, it deals with equal opportunities for receiving high quality educational contents without any forms of institutional barriers or financial liabilities. Second, it addresses factors associated with learning from a distance. Third, it promotes a learner-centered instructional climate that deviates from traditional assembly-line type of education models. Learn more in: Game-Based Virtual-World Environments to Engage Lifelong Learners in Open Courseware for Open Learning