The Open Flip – a digital economic model for education

Authors

  • Martin Weller Open University, UK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v3i2.152

Keywords:

Open education, Digital economy, Open educational resources, Massive open online courses

Abstract

The advent of the internet and digital technologies has given rise to a number of new economic models. These have often been applied to education, but either through faults in the initial models or differences in the characteristics of the education sector, they have not proven to be widely applicable. The use of digital, network technologies combined with open licences is one area that has seen particular success in educational application. This field offers an economic model that has particular application to education, through the reallocation of finances to the production of openly licensed resources instead of the purchase of copyrighted ones. This has potential significant impact across a range of educational practices and beyond.

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2016-06-22

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Weller, M. (2016). The Open Flip – a digital economic model for education. Journal of Learning for Development, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v3i2.152

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016): Issue 2

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Received 2016-06-19
Accepted 2016-06-19
Published 2016-06-22