Editorial: Open access—our golden route in academic publishing in an increasingly open world

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dc.contributor.authorFields, A.
dc.contributor.authorDavis, N.E.
dc.contributor.authorHartnett, M.
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-28T23:13:02Z
dc.date.available2015-09-28T23:13:02Z
dc.date.issued2015en
dc.description.abstractOpen access (OA) publishing — that is, the immediate, online, free availability of research outputs without many of the restrictions imposed by traditional copyright agreements — is changing the landscape of scholarly publications. The Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (JOFDL) is well positioned in the changing world of publishing with its focus on making high-quality research in the Asia–Pacific region readily available to all. The recent inclusion of JOFDL in the Directory of Open Access Journals highlights this commitment to accessibility. With that in mind, the three articles in this issue of JOFDL explore the experiences of learners in three separate and distinct educational contexts in Aotearoa New Zealand. Two of the articles are situated in the schooling sector, where research on students learning at a distance is urgently needed to inform the development of more equitable practice worldwide. The third paper explores student engagement at the tertiary level, continuing the theme from the 2014 DEANZ conference relating to the ‘e’ in engagement. Using the article by Jeurissen as a focus, the editorial highlights the role of open, flexible, and distance learning revitalising te reo Maori, the New Zealand indigenous language. The philosophy and methods of open access publishing are also discussed.en
dc.identifier.citationFields, A., Davis, N.E., and Hartnett, M. (2015) Editorial: Open access—our golden route in academic publishing in an increasingly open world. Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, 19(1), pp. 1-11.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/11002
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Leadershipen
dc.relation.urihttp://journals.akoaotearoa.ac.nz/index.php/JOFDLen
dc.rights.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subjectopen accessen
dc.subjectopen learningen
dc.subjectdistance learningen
dc.subjectopen publishingen
dc.subjectDOAJen
dc.subjectgreen and gold routesen
dc.subjectte reo Māorien
dc.subjectindigenous language revitalisationen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::19 - Studies in the Creative Arts and Writing::1903 - Journalism and Professional Writing::190399 - Journalism and Professional Writing not elsewhere classifieden
dc.titleEditorial: Open access—our golden route in academic publishing in an increasingly open worlden
dc.typeJournal Article
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