Learning in a digital age/LiDA103/Dimensions of openness/Open policy

Introducing open policy

Cable Green is Director of Open Education at Creative Commons. He works with the global open education community to leverage open licensing, open content, and open policies to significantly improve access to quality, affordable, education and research resources so everyone in the world can attain all the education they desire.

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• For me, the take home message of Cable's video is ...
• The implication of open policy for learning in a digital age is ..

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Stimulus resources

• Cape Town Open Education Declaration
• Paris OER Declaration
• Open Policy Network

Examples of open policies

• New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing (NZGOAL) framework.
• Commonwealth Open Schooling Association (COMOSA) OER and copyright policy

Activity

1. Search for an open policy example online. Alternatively, you can select an example from the OER policy registry.
2. Summarise the strengths and weaknesses of the policy example.
3. Identify the three most important implications of open policy for learning in a digital age.