Open education and the Unenlightenment

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web.Open education and the Unenlightenment
Martin Weller, The Ed Techie, 2016/09/23
"This desire for knowledge, the very belief that acquiring knowledge was a worthwhile pursuit, underpinned much of cultural development through to the 20th century. And although it started out as a privileged pursuit, the basic premise, which we can summarise as 'knowing stuff is good'... " writes Martin Weller. More...