Track description and topics of interest

Open education and learning is a key issue for all levels of the education system and combines the traditions of knowledge sharing and creation with 21st century technologies. Currently, Open Access, Open Educational Resources and Massive Open Online Courses are not anymore only initiatives, they are turning into mainstream policies and practices. Key research challenges for open learning and education involves the open access to practices, tools, services and new technologies in a more effective, collaborative and interchangeable manner.

The main objective of i-OPENLearn Track is to unite researchers, practitioners and policy makers to share their research results and to debate about the future direction of Technologies for Open Learning and Education.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• Open Educational Resources and Practices
• Massive Open Online Courses
• Technologies, Services and Architectures for Open Access to Education and Learning
• Open Learning Methodologies, Practices and Platforms
• Open Linked Data for Education and Learning
• Assessment and Accreditation in MOOCs and other openness initiatives
• MOOCs and Big Data
• Open Flipped Classrooms: Pedagogical Design, Policies, Practices
• Interaction Design in Open Education and Learning
• Strategies and Policies for Open Access in Education and Training
• Cultural issues and social innovation related to openness in education and learning
• Open Accreditation and Open Badges
• Open Virtual Mobilities

Track Program Committee

Diana ANDONE, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Carmen HOLOTESCU, Ioan Slavici University of Timisoara, Romania

Jiyou JIA, Peking University, China

Sean Wolfgand MATSUI SIQUEIRA, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Vincent Wai-Leuk TAM, University of Hong Kong, China

Ilona BUCHEM, Beuth University of Applied Science, Germany

Pasquina CAMPANELLA, University of Bari, Italy

Ciprian-Bogdan CHIRILA, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Tadeu CLASSE, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Estela DAUKŠIENĖ, Vytautas Magnus University Kaunas, Lithuania

Mark FRYDENBERG, Bentley University, USA

Gabriela GROSSECK, West University of Timisoara, Romania

Daina GUDONIENE, Kaunas Technical University, Lithuania

Mohamed Koutheaïr KHRIBI, LaTICE, Tunis University, Tunisia

Sandra KUCINA, Zagreb University, Croatia

Vlad MIHAESCU, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Muguras MOCOFAN, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Antonela NAJI, “Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad, Romania

Edmar OLIVEIRA, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil

Bogdan ORZA, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania

Ebba OSSIANNILSSON, Swedish Association for Distance Education, Sweden

Ranilson PAIVA, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Brazil

Margarita TERESEVICIENE, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania

Andrei TERNAUCIUC, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Radu VASIU, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Silviu VERT, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania