Opening-up Education in South-Mediterranean Countries at the Macro, Meso and Micro Level
Opening-up Education in South-Mediterranean Countries at the Macro, Meso and Micro Level
Author(s): Cristina Stefanelli, Katherine Wimpenny, Fabio NascimbeniSubject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Higher Education
Published by: European Distance and E-Learning Network
Keywords: Cultural context of e-learning; National case studies; Open content and resources; Regional development; Training of teachers / trainers
Summary/Abstract: Open Education has the potential to increase access and attractiveness of Higher Education(HE), fostering and democratising access to education and localising open educational services in line with the needs of local contexts (Butcher & Hoosen 2014). By using openly available teaching resources, teachers and students can collaborate on compiling course material and resources, opening up the classrooms to new forms of learning. For this to be realised, a change in attitudes towards what is meant by open education, teaching and learning is required, including new approaches towards collaboration and transparency for open education practices.
Journal: European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Conference Proceedings
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 284-290
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English