“A good educational system should have three purposes: it should provide all who want to learn with access to available resources at any time in their lives; empower all who want to share what they know to find those who want to learn it from them; and, finally, furnish all who want to present an issue to the public with the opportunity to make their challenge known.” – Ivan IllichDeschooling Society, 75-76)
While Illich’s work draws substantial critiques, his premise provides a fruitful base on which we can build a better understanding of our increasingly open and shrinking world.
In Open Access, Peter Suber calls this an “access revolution” (1-2). This revolution is notable because while the Internet has provided once unimaginable access to information, barriers still remain in how much of that information is truly accessible and available to those outside of academia and research institutions.
Open access, open education, and open knowledge are inextricably linked in that they provide us with a knowledge commons and way in which individuals across strata can bypass knowledge cartels. This world blown open is teeming with models of knowledge and education, providing global citizens the opportunities to learn and enact change in their own spaces. However, these spaces are not always safe, ethical, or authentically open, giving rise to spaces that only mimic openness.
We aim bring together a diverse set of scholars, radicals, rabble-rousers, writers, and thinkers in order to consider this world blown open. Arguments, positions, and research from various points-of-view on open practices will establish a stimulating and contemporary text wherein open theory, open praxis, and open critique are established, discussed, and challenged. This collection will be critical and practical providing both theory and praxis in the understanding of open access, open education, open knowledge, and the potential for a radically open world.
Initial Abstract Deadline: December 4, 2016
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Possible Topics or Themes
- Open Access and Higher Education
- Open Access and Critical Theory
- Open Access and Critical Pedagogy
- Open Knowledge and Dissemination
- Open Knowledge and the Internet
- Open Knowledge and Social Inequality
- Open Education and Economics
- Open Education and Educational Technology
- Open Education and International Education
- And other relevant topics or perspectives
What to Do
If you’re interested in contributing to this edited collection, please email a DOC/DOCX document to oacollection@gmail.com (link sends e-mail) with the following:
- 300-500 chapter abstract/outline
- your name, affiliation, and contact information
In the email subject line, include “Open Edited Collection Submission: [insert your name].”
If you’re unsure about your idea for this collection, email the editor to discuss it!
Timeline
Abstract Due: Dec 4, 2016
Notification of Acceptance: Jan 4, 2017
Full Chapters Tentatively Due: Mar 4, 2017