| As indicated by the stories at the start of the book, individuals visiting even the most remote regions of the world are able to share their experiences and the surrounding culture with a worldwide audience. The model is intended to help one make sense of these changes. Advances in technologies for learning can be into one of these 10 openers. This should reduce tension and frustration teachers, students, parents, administrators, government officials, and other feel with each new technology announcement, fad, and exciting invention in the open. Other frameworks will emerge because the world is open. There will also be new openers that can nurture education. This is simply one framework for the present learning times. Given the fact that billions of people who previously had quite limited access to education will soon be able to access learning materials through the Web from their mobile phones and computers, it is vital to make sense of their learning opportunities in this open world. |