Why "open knowledge"?

Martin Weller

Overview

• Openness everywhere?• Pros• Cons• Lessons from history• Discussion/Advice

Why you should care

Openness is everywhere

• Open knowledge• Open access• MOOCS• OER• Open practice• Open data• Open licenses• Open research• Open citizenship

The “Get on the bus” argument

• Openness is like digital was in 1995

• You’re going to have to engage with it whether you like it or not

The good stuff

Sharing is what we do

It increases impact

It’s something HEIs/Libraries can do

It’s cost effective

It’s efficient

It promotes collaboration

The “It’s good for you” argument

The not so good stuff

Loss of control

Theft

Trolls

Monitoring

Always on

The “you need to understand this stuff” argument

Lessons from history

The VLE

Publishing

MOOCs

The “if you don’t control it, someone else will” argument

Avoiding dichotomies

Decide what elements can work for you

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