- Open education helps provide a free, high quality education to anyone online. Open content sets out the rules for what can and cannot be done with content. Open content typically includes information, images, or videos. The first part of the Open Source Initiative requires that all open content can be freely freely distributed. According to this article on WhatIs.com, Wikipedia is one of the largest online resources that contains open content. Open sources are software that are available to anyone online. Open sources such as Moodle take pride in being readily available for educators to download and use.
- Open education is beneficial because it gives students who might not have the access to a high quality education in a physical setting to learn whatever they want online. Most open educational resources are available for free online. Examples of OER include: online videos, podcasts, online courses, etc. According to an article published by Education Week, OER are materials that anyone can use for either instructional or learning purposes. Federal law such as the Every Student Succeeds Act encourages OER as a way to help students learn even more.
- Check out my comments on Kinsley's blog and Karla's blog.
"The Flipped Classroom" is a class that incorporates instruction outside of the classroom in addition to instruction in the classroom. This is usually done through providing assignments and instruction online to enhance learning. "The Flipped Classroom" is a nontraditional form of learning and instruction. It's beneficial to students because it keeps the learning process going no matter where they are located as long as they have access to a computer. I wish I had been given more online instructional tools when I was in grade school, I believe that "The Flipped Classroom" is every classroom's future! The digital divide is a fancy way of saying that some students have easier access to technology, such as computers/tablets, than others. The causes of digital divide vary, but it's primarily because of financial or geographical reasons. This is because some students may not be able to afford to access the technology or they may live in a rural ...
I love Moodle! It is definitely going to be my go-to in my classroom. I also think open education is beneficial, and super helpful especially when you take online classes and may not have as much face-to-face classroom time.
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