Open AccessOpen for Learning: The CMS and the Open Learning Network
Author(s) -
Jon Mott,
David Wiley
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
in education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1927-6117
DOI - 10.37119/ojs2009.v15i2.53
Subject(s) - open learning , synchronous learning , educational technology , computer science , affordance , status quo , the internet , leverage (statistics) , blended learning , learning environment , active learning (machine learning) , collaborative learning , knowledge management , cooperative learning , world wide web , artificial intelligence , teaching method , psychology , human–computer interaction , mathematics education , economics , market economy
The course management system (CMS) reinforces the status quo and hinders substantial teaching and learning innovation in higher education. It does so by imposing artificial time limits on learner access to course content and other learners, privileging the role of the instructor at the expense of the learner, and limiting the power of the network effect in the learning process. The open learning network (OLN)—a hybrid of the CMS and the personal learning environment (PLE)—is proposed as an alternative learning technology environment with the potential to leverage the affordances of the Web to dramatically improve learning.Keywords: course management system; higher education; open learning network; personal learning environment; technology; internet