Abstract
Higher education is responding to multiple challenges in the current context of mobile networking, openness, and participatory culture. This paper explores emerging open education practices in higher education. The affordances of open online spaces are compared with those of physical classrooms and bounded online spaces. It is argued that open online spaces can be considered a Third Space in which students can construct and develop their identities and their networks, integrating formal and informal learning, and developing literacies for lifelong learning.
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Higher
education is responding to multiple challenges in the current context of mobile
networking, openness, and participatory culture. This paper explores emerging
open education practices in higher education. The affordances of open online
spaces are compared with those of physical classrooms and bounded online
spaces. It is argued that open online spaces can be considered a Third Space in
which students can construct their identities and develop their networks,
integrating formal and informal learning, and developing literacies for
lifelong learning.http: www.lancaster.ac.uk fss organisations netlc past nlc2014 abstracts pdf cronin.pdf
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
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| Title of host publication | 9th International Conference on Networked Learning |
| Place of Publication | University of Edinburgh |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2014 |
Authors (Note for portal: view the doc link for the full list of authors)
- Authors
- Cronin, C