Open Pedagogy: A Driving Force for Meaningful Learning

Abstract

In this article, we show how the concepts of Open Education and Open Pedagogy make learning more meaningful. We argue that the application of meaningful learning is essential in light of current developments in higher education. We do this based on a deepening of the concept of meaningful learning (Chapter 1) and the concepts of Open Education and Open Pedagogy (Chapter 2). We then go on to show how Open Pedagogy contributes to meaningful learning (Chapter 3) and how this can then be applied in the education process (Chapter 4). We illustrate this with a number of examples of the application of Open Peda gogy in the Netherlands.