Complex Digital Horizons in the Future of Education 4.0: Insights from UNESCO Recommendations

Authors

  • María Soledad Ramírez Montoya Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1274-706X
  • Rory McGreal Athabasca University (Canada)
  • Jane-Frances Obiageli Agbu National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN (Nigeria)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/ried.25.2.33843

Keywords:

access to education, open educational resources, educational innovation, higher education, future of education, complexity

Abstract

The complexity of constant change has a global impact on all sectors and especially in the field of education. This article aims to analyze the possible digital horizons that can be glimpsed in the future of education 4.0 based on UNESCO recommendations. In particular, the recommendations of open educational resources (OER) as a strategic support for digital transformation, to present valuable contributions of the articles that make up this monograph. The method followed was literature review and propositional analysis. The findings show contributions for education 4.0 linked to UNESCO recommendations: (a) reasoning for complexity, (b) access with open platforms, (c) digital support, (d) new creations and (d) solidarity. Ten articles that contribute to the knowledge of education 4.0, open educational resources, open science and digital transformation practices are also presented. The digital horizons outline processes for: (a) reconstructing the formative spaces of people; (b) education as part of a new inclusive ecosystem of training; (c) open digital technology as a vehicle for new ideas and links; and (d) co-constructing new formative processes. The contributions are intended to be of value to the academic, scientific, and social community, interested in proposing new possibilities for a quality, open, inclusive and supportive education.

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Author Biographies

María Soledad Ramírez Montoya, Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico)

UNESCO e ICDE Chair: Movimiento educativo abierto para América Latina; coordina el grupo de investigación interdisciplinar: Escalando el pensamiento complejo para todos; Institute for the Future of Education, Tecnologico de Monterrey.

Rory McGreal, Athabasca University (Canada)

UNESCO/ICDE Chair in OER and Professor of Learning Technologies, Director of the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute; researcher in Open Education and Micro-credentials

Jane-Frances Obiageli Agbu, National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN (Nigeria)

Professor of Psychology; ICDE Chair in Open Educational Resources; Member, OER Advocacy Committee; Mentor, Open Education for a Better World. Originally from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). Currently on contract appointment as Adviser, Higher Education, at Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

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2022-05-19

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Ramírez Montoya, M. S., McGreal, R., & Obiageli Agbu, J.-F. (2022). Complex Digital Horizons in the Future of Education 4.0: Insights from UNESCO Recommendations. RIED. Revista Iberoamericana De Educación a Distancia, 25(2), 09–21. https://doi.org/10.5944/ried.25.2.33843

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Vol. 25 No. 2 (2022): Special Issue. Complex Digital Horizons in the Future of Education 4.0: Insights from UNESCO Recommendations

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