«Collaborative Learning 2.0 – Open Educational Resources».
A book edited by Dr. Alexandra Okada, Ms. Teresa Connolly and Dr. Peter Scott. Knowledge Media Institute – The Open University UK

Proposals Submission Deadline: May 15, 2010

Introduction
Web 2.0 based technologies have been changing the ways we communicate with other people, how we acquire and assimilate information as well as how we produce knowledge. This networked world creates a sense of «always being in touch or reachable» for «sharing, remixing and reusing information«. Users, both organizations and individuals, can now create their own communities, construct content together and enable formal or informal learning collaboratively.

As a result, this mixed economy of ‘official’ open content from organisations and open content coming from learning communities through Web 2.0 plays an important role in widening participation in Higher Education.  Understanding the creation of these interactive experiences will be essential for producing significant Open Educational Resources (OERs) and helping learners become more active and able to manage their learning by themselves.

In order to obtain all the benefits that these «open and user-generated content, resources and tools» promise, this book investigates how OERs can be deployed successfully to enrich the collaborative formal and informal learning experience. Our aim is to offer a solid theoretical foundation and precise guidelines on how to produce and use OERs to ensure positive outcomes in terms of «user-generated knowledge».

Objectives of the book

  • Assess the meaning and examine the impact of OER and Web 2.0 on collaborative learning;
  • Deepen understanding about the diverse range of Web 2.0 tools and practices for collaborative learning and collaborative development of OER;
  • Foster the exchange of information and good practice in collaborative learning 2.0 techniques, with frameworks and case studies;
  • Raise the level of awareness of the challenges and opportunities that open content, new social tools and new social media afford for collaborative learning;
  • Explore visions and scenarios for the future development and deployment of collaborative learning through open educational resources generated by users, both organizations and individuals.

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