Openness as a complex code word for a variety of digital trends and movements has emerged as an alternative mode of "social production" based on the growing and overlapping complexities of open source, open access, open archiving, open publishing, and open science. This paper argues that the openness movement with its reinforcing structure of…

The still-unfolding economic crisis is bigger, more fundamental, and for good or ill, transformational for all of society. Yet the reaction in higher education has been, for the most part, strikingly timid. The timidity could be especially harmful considering all the challenges colleges already face, including the coming demographic shifts in the…

This book includes a range of community peacebuilding experiences from across the Commonwealth that have been applying open and distance learning (ODL) approaches. The case studies offer insights into the challenges as well as the kinds of interventions that have worked and how they can be built upon. They show that ODL can be an effective and…

Technology is continually changing the world. In higher education in particular, new technologies can be applied to great advantage by campus communities seeking to offer better services for students in more efficient ways. Written for deans, vice presidents, and presidents of higher education institutions, this book provides advice that is…

Presents facts and figures to document the case that open education is a permanent educational format rather than a fad. (DW)

In response to Irving J. Spitzberg's article on open education in England, the author takes issue with his analysis for focusing on educational 'mechanics' while failing to address the fundamental conflicts of schooling in a capitalist society. (EH)

Some current experiences in conservative education are in marked opposition to present-day educational innovations, such as minicourses, microteaching, and open education in general. (JA)

Most U.S. replications of the British infant-school plan have been mere transplants of the obvious and superficial. To duplicate Britain's success, there must be structural and philosophical changes in the American system. (Editors)

The author discusses the different approaches of the reformers and their inability to find a common language," as evidenced at a recent conference in New Orleans. (Editor/SP)

Adopting innovations is one thing; proving their success is another. The author says the Open Classroom deserves to succeed and shows some interesting perspectives. (Editor)

Perhaps the most important implication of the metaphor is to suggest that it may well be the main purpose of education to provide conditions under which each child will identify and find satisfaction through a chosen field or fields of work. (Author)

A discussion of the concept of open education", of its treat to traditional education, and of possible barriers to the implementation of an open education system. (AK)

A brief comparison of open education and traditional education. (AK)