Pragmatism vs. Idealism and the Identity Crisis of OER Advocacy

The open education (OE) movement is in its adolescent years and experiencing an identity crisis as it is pulled towards both pragmatism (marked by an emphasis on cost savings, resources, and incremental change) and idealism (marked by an emphasis on permissions, practices, and radical change). In th...

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Main Author: Rajiv Sunil Jhangiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) 2017-06-01
Series:Open Praxis
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Online Access:http://openpraxis.org/index.php/OpenPraxis/article/view/569