I read the following book and webpage to derive the meaning of openness in education:
Weller, M. (2014). Battle for Open- How openness won and why it doesn't feel like victory. London: Ubiquity Press.
Bates, T. (2018). What do we mean by 'open' in education? | Tony Bates. [online] Tonybates.ca. Available at: https://www.tonybates.ca/2015/02/16/what-do-we-mean-by-open-in-education/ [Accessed 21 Mar. 2018].
Below given is my representation
Openness in education means empowering others with open access to knowledge and skills. It supports ownership of learning. These resources/ courses are available to the larger audience, which support transformative production. However, one needs to have the accessibility to technology in order to avail open learning resources. For me, it a complicated term because, at many instances, this word is not integrated well into open education/learning system. Example, a good number of open resources lack accountability and reputation. Financial barrier still prevails to retrieve many credible books and research journals.
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Dr. Munir
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You have represented openness in education widely in your illustration; I agree all with your mention of constraints in the text below.
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Wow! What a great piece of work Munir.New comment
Hello Munir
Sometimes simplyfing to core ideas seems to work best; a good representation of open education.