Opening up Education: A Support Framework for Higher Education Institutions

Andreia Santos, Yves Punie and Jonatan Castaño Muñoz

No JRC101436, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: This report presents a support framework for higher education institutions (HEIs) to open up education. This framework proposes a wide definition of the term ‘open education’, which accommodates different uses, in order to promote transparency and a holistic approach to practice. It goes beyond OER, MOOCs and open access to embrace 10 dimensions of open education. The framework can be used as a tool by HEI staff to help them think through strategic decisions: pedagogical approaches, collaboration between individuals and institutions, recognition of non-formal learning and different ways of making content available. Contemporary open education is mostly enabled by ICTs and because of this, there is almost limitless potential for innovation and reach, which in turn contributes to the modernisation of higher education in Europe.

Keywords: open education; open educational resources; higher education; OER; open education framework; validation of learning; non-formal learning; MOOC; online courses; elearning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 78 pages
Date: 2016-08
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