Editorial of the Special Issue: Open Educational Practices in Higher Education

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21556/edutec.2023.85.2951

Keywords:

open educational practices, open educational resources, open education, open educational infrastructures, open knowledge, digital pedagogy

Abstract

The notion of openness is not new in education. However, far from remaining stable, its meaning has varied widely over the years and across geographies, resulting in a complex and multilayered concept. The initially narrow focus on content associated with Open Educational Resources (OER) has gradually expanded to cover a broader range of educational activities, as signalled by a shift to Open Educational Practices (OEP). Beyond the production and (re)use of resources, OEP also covers aspects such as the implementation of open education infrastructures or the adoption of innovative pedagogical models that empower students as co-producers in their lifelong learning paths.

With this special issue, we provide an international perspective (with research from the Global North and Global South) on the diversity of forms and shapes that OEP may take across different higher education contexts. We hope that the authors' contributions are of interest for the Edutec Journal readership and that they encourage further reflection on OEP, as well as new research and practices.

Funding

MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033

FSE "El FSE invierte en tu futuro"

European Union - Next GenerationEU programme

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Author Biographies

Victoria I. Marín, University of Lleida (Spain)

Ramón y Cajal Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Educational Sciences at the University of Lleida and member of the research group Competences, Technology and Society in Education (COMPETECS) at the same university. PhD with European mention in Educational Technology from the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) (2014). Collaborating researcher of the Educational Technology Group (GTE) of the UIB, affiliated to the Institute for Research and Innovation in Education (IRIE, Palma) and member of the Center for Open Education Research (COER) of the University of Oldenburg (Germany).

Daniel Villar-Onrubia, Joint Research Centre, European Commission (Spain)

Scientific Officer (Researcher) at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission. Before joining JRC he was a Maria Zambrano Visiting Fellow at the University of Cádiz and, between 2015 and 2022, he held a leadership position at the Disruptive Media Learning Lab of Coventry University, UK. After completing his PhD at the University of Oxford, he joined Coventry University in 2014 as Online International Learning Programme Manager. His work focuses on the intersection between technology and education, with a special interest in emerging trends, arts education and internationalization.

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Published

29-09-2023

How to Cite

Marín Juarros, V. I., & Villar-Onrubia, D. (2023). Editorial of the Special Issue: Open Educational Practices in Higher Education. Edutec, Revista Electrónica De Tecnología Educativa, (85), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.21556/edutec.2023.85.2951

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No. 85 (2023): SPECIAL ISSUE: Open Educational Practices in Higher Education

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Special Issue: Open Educational Practices in Higher Education

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