Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2020
Abstract
Open education has long been forwarded as a producer of equity. However, there currently exists a lack of critical engagement with issues of justice in open educational practices (OEP). While the affordances of open education have potential for increasing equity, creating knowledge alongside learners is inherently rife with complexities for inclusion and diversity. As online faculty build relationships with and between students and engage in unconventional but authentic instruction, they must be cognizant of the ways in which historically underrepresented populations are systematically marginalized and might be excluded from full participation. This paper seeks to investigate tensions at the nexus of OEP and social justice, identify underlying principles of inclusive OEP, and offer initial strategies on using OEP inclusively and in alignment with a social justice framework.
Copyright Statement
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, in Distance Education on May 2020, available online at doi: 10.1080/01587919.2020.1757410
Publication Information
Croft, Benjamin and Brown, Monica. (2020). "Inclusive Open Education: Presumptions, Principles, and Practices". Distance Education, 41(2), 156-170. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2020.1757410
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