Open education: Sustainability versus vulnerability

Rolfe, Vivien

Abstract

The idea of innovation in education (or anywhere) is dependent on the ability of people to embrace a shared problem (Nisbet & Collins 1978). In doing so, the seeking of solutions often gives rise to tensions; these develop from dichotomies of ideas and practices that can emerge (Kuhn 1959). In the context of open education for example, the idea of 'open' versus 'closed' provides a helpful simplification on the one hand, but tension can arise from the exaggeration of contributions to the open community, as observed in 'openwashing' (Villem 2014).

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: Open Education Conference 2015 (OpenEd)
• Start Date: Nov 18, 2015
• End Date: Nov 20, 2015
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 6, 2019
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: open education, education innovation, education sustainability
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/844252
• Publisher URL: http://sched.co/49NV
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : Open Education Conference 2015 (OpenEd)