Andy Lane has published a new article in the recent issue of The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL). Lane reviews social, cultural and other factors that inhibit people from taking advantage of openness. From the abstract:
…while in principle there may be greater degrees of openness available in higher education it does not mean in practice that many people can still readily avail themselves of these new opportunities to learn, not just because they do not have access to digital technologies but personal circumstances mean they also lack the necessary skills and the confidence to use such technologies in general or for education in particular.
