Researching Open Education: A Systematic Review of GO-GN Theses

Bea de los Arcos, Martin Weller, Rob Farrow, Beck Pitt

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50 PhD researchers in 14 countries8 alumni

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To raise the profile of research into open education To support those conducting PhD research in this area To develop openness as a process of research

Aims

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What is Open Research?

“Open research is the process of conducting and sharing research in which a selection of research proposals, work-process documents, literature reviews, methodologies, research instruments, analytical

frameworks, findings and/or data are intentionally shared on publically-accessible platforms in order for others to freely access,

use, modify, and share them subject to measures that preserve ethical practice and legal provenance.”

(Hodgkinson-Williams & King, 2015:5)

researching open education

Categories (1) Project case study – on findings of a particular case study, or implementation of a project. Technical – focus on the technical specification of a particular project i.e. an OER repository. OER as subject – focus on OER field itself, nature of openness, direction for OER, suggestions for adoption, etc. Research with impact data – evaluation of the impact of OER implementation, using educational research methodology such as control groups, pre and post test, etc. Policy - on existing OER policies, the need for policy or standardized approaches, national frameworks, etc.

Martin Weller, Different Aspects of the Emerging OER Discipline http://www.slideshare.net/mweller/emerging-oer-discipline

Categories (2) Practitioner – use of OER by practitioners in a particular context, i.e. teachers or librarians. OER in developing nations – use of OER in the context of developing nations i.e. TESSA. MOOCs – an emerging field of its own, or MOOCs interpreted as OER and reclassified under other categories. Pedagogy – on the possible impact of OER on pedagogy, or as a vehicle for change in teaching practice. Open data/practice/access – an intersection with other aspects of open practice that have varying degrees of relevance to the OER community.

Martin Weller, Different Aspects of the Emerging OER Discipline http://www.slideshare.net/mweller/emerging-oer-discipline

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