Introduction -- Theory and methodology: the interdisciplinary nature of the field -- Related research fields -- Open, social and participatory media -- Mediating artefacts -- Affordances -- Design languages and learning design -- Design representations -- Tools for visualising designs -- Pedagogical planners -- The nature of openness -- Open educational resources -- Realising the vision of open educational resources -- Online communities and interactions -- Cloudworks -- Conclusion -- Postscript
Summary
Designing for Learning in an Open World provides specific information and research for acquiring the requisite skills to both design and support learning opportunities that harness the potential of available technologies. Further, Designing for Learning in an Open World proposes new, innovative learning pathways, created to empower learners to blend formal educational offerings with free resources and services. The new approach and new pathways suggested by the author force readers to rethink the entire instructional design process, enabling both teachers and learners to take into account a blended learning context, now the norm in our modern educational environment
