Welcome to Openness in Education

About This Course

Welcome to this open online course on Openness in Education!
This course is facilitated by Drs. Rory McGreal and George Siemens.

Register Here to Join this Open Course

Students who wish credit/formal recognition for this course can enrol at Athabasca University. More information on formal credit is available here

Learning in the open...

This 12 week course, starting September 10, 2012 will explore openness in education - its roots, its growing influence, and economic and systemic impact.

We have adopted an open online format (massive open online courses, sometimes referred to as MOOCs...though we expect this course won't hit that "massive" target achieved by initiatives like Coursera and EDx.

For a quick introduction to connectivist courses and how they work, please view the videos below.

What is a MOOC?

Philosophy and value of MOOCs