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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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