Open AccessThe history of the UK’s pioneer distance education university: the Open University An interview with Martin Weller
Author(s) -
Hélène Pulker,
Cathia Papi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
médiations and médiatisations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-0630
DOI - 10.52358/mm.vi6.204
Subject(s) - open university , openness to experience , distance education , library science , sociology , higher education , institution , open skies , media studies , pedagogy , management , political science , engineering , psychology , social science , aeronautics , law , computer science , social psychology , air transport , economics
In his interview, Professor Martin Weller explains the origins of the Open University, the UK’s pioneer distance education university, and describes the different contexts in which the Open University has had to navigate through in the last 50 years. The interview focuses on showing how the Open University’s mission (to be ‘open to people, places, methods and ideas’) has been at the heart of the institution’s developments, and how the concept of openness has evolved throughout the changes and the challenges of the recent years.