This issue of the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) contains a number worthwhile articles about the significance of open resources for academics. (Thanks to Russell Poulin of WCET for this link.) ___JH____"We are pleased to present this very
topical issue of the International Review of Research in Open and
Distance Learning (IRRODL) on openness. Notions of open scholarship,
open access publication, open educational resources, tuition-free
institutions, and open source software continue to gain popular,
research, and commercial interest. Thus, I was very pleased to receive
an email 18 months ago from David Wiley offering to guest edit a
special issue of IRRODL on openness. He and his colleague
John Hilton III coordinated a call for proposals and had over 25
responses. From these, 12 were selected for full paper development, and
8 survived peer review and appear as the contents of this issue.
Brigette and I would like to thank David and John for their
considerable efforts in very actively managing the editorial work
involved. I am sure you will join me in congratulating David and John
as well as the authors for contributing to this very important and
timely special issue. Finally, links are provided to the archived
recordings of 5 sessions presented by Athabasca University as part of
our Open Access Week celebrations. Enjoy!Terry Anderson, Editor, International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning"