In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Pierre-Antoine Gourraud defends the idea that open education is in the benefit of public service. He also remarks that open educators accept to lose control: and this is indeed an essential component of their success. Pierre-Antoine is a Doctor and a Professor at…

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Benedetta Calonaci explores perhaps the most fundamental reason for which we open education: the desire to share knowledge. Sharing never is easy. But open educators believe it is the right goal. Benedetta is a librarian at Università di Firenze (Italy).

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Anne-Catherine Baseilhac discusses the ways in which Open Educational Practices can contribute to teachers recognition. Anne-Catherine leads the Nantes Université (France) Fabrique REL (“OER Factory”), and is an enthusiastic promoter and disseminator of Open Educational Resources.

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Collaboration is the key word. Collaboration can take many forms. In this case we are fortunate that Darrion Letendre and Robert Lawson from NorQuest College (Canada) introduce the topic, with a very special perspective.

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Matthieu Cisel relates the question of OER with the emergence of generative AI. Matthieu Cisel is an assistant professor at Cergy Paris University (France), and, after having written a remarkable -and remarked- PhD on MOOCs, is now engaged in visiting the links between…

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Katalin Monzéger lists a number of ways through which Universities can benefit from adopting OER. Katalin observes, for example, that “Regarding the reputation of the institution, OERs can attract further students who can take part in a course or lecture before enrolling”. Katalin…

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Marianne Dubé shows the path to have a more sustainable -or durable- education. She suggest four open pillars for this: 1) Access to quality content, 2) using OER, 3) an approach based on the learners and 4) coconstruction of knowledge and competences. Marianne…

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Rob Farrow explores how equity issues can be tackled -at least in part- through open educational practices. “Equity is fundamentally about fairness, which requires recognizing that different students face different challenges.” Rob Farrow is both Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Educational…

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Mitja Jermol discusses the crucial issue of truth and fake. Mitja is UNESCO Chair in Slovenia and very much involved in IRCAI. He is the promoter of the fantastic “Open Education for a Better World”, a hugely inspiring mentoring program. Mitja is also…

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Loubna Terhzaz discusses the question of evaluative judgement. It has become important with the advent of generative AI; Loubna argues that open education gives more opportunities to develop this skill. Loubna Terhzaz is a professor at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, which…