The Limitations of Access Alone: Moving Towards Open Processes in Education Technology

Autor/in	Knox, Jeremy
Titel	The Limitations of Access Alone: Moving Towards Open Processes in Education Technology
Quelle	In: Open Praxis, 5 (2013) 1, S.21-29 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1369-9997
Schlagwörter	Educational Technology; Open Source Technology; Open Education; Online Courses; Distance Education; Literature Reviews; Mass Media; Technology Uses in Education; Misconceptions; Course Content; Context Effect; Participation; Productivity; Technology Transfer; Access to Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Massenmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Missverständnis; Kursprogramm; Teilnahme; Produktivität; Technologietransfer; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang
Abstract	"Openness" has emerged as one of the foremost themes in education, within which an open education movement has enthusiastically embraced digital technologies as the central means of participation and inclusion. Open Educational Resources (OERs) and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have surfaced at the forefront of this development, claiming unprecedented educational reform. This paper provides a critical perspective on these prominent initiatives, highlighting a tendency to view access to online material as the principal concern of the open education movement. It will analyse the portrayal of technology in academic literature and media coverage of OERs and MOOCs, suggesting underlying assumptions of technology instrumentalism and essentialism. Alternative perspectives will be offered, drawing on critical technology studies and the philosophy of technology. The inclusion of "open processes" is proposed, involving the active engagement of learners in participation and dialogue, as well as further critical explorations of the relationships between technology and education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01