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Overview

Martin Weller is affiliated with The Open University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Computer Science and Social Sciences, with a stronger focus on applications within Computer Science. They have contributed to subfields such as Computer Science Applications, Education, Information Systems, Safety Research, and Information Systems and Management.

The main research topics of Martin Weller include:

  • Open Education and E-Learning
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • E-Learning and Knowledge Management
  • Online and Blended Learning
  • Educational Tools and Methods
  • Digital Education and Society
  • Scientific Computing and Data Management

They have frequently published in a range of venues, with notable contributions to:

  • Journal of Interactive Media in Education
  • The Open/Technology in Education Society and Scholarship Association Journal
  • Distance Education
  • Open Praxis
  • Journal of innovation in polytechnic education.

Martin Weller has collaborated extensively with several researchers. Frequent co-authors include Robert Farrow, Rebecca Pitt, Francisco Iniesto, Rebecca Ferguson, and Carina Bossu.

Among recent papers, some notable works are:

  • Supporting open educational practices through open textbooks, 2020, published in Distance Education
  • Openness in Education as a Praxis: From Individual Testimonials to Collective Voices, 2023, published in Open Praxis
  • Assessment and Recognition of MOOCs: The State of the Art, 2021, published in Journal of innovation in polytechnic education.
  • Open Textbooks as an innovation route for open science pedagogy, 2020, published in Education for Information
  • Introducing A Reflective Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Microcredentials, 2022, published in The Open/Technology in Education Society and Scholarship Association Journal

Their book publications include titles from a variety of academic presses, such as Athabasca University Press with works including 25 Years of Ed Tech (2020) and Metaphors of Ed Tech (2022). Other published books include GO-GN Research Methods Handbook (2020) from the European Organization for Nuclear Research, GO-GN conceptual frameworks guide (2021) from the University of Oklahoma, and La battaglia per l'Open (2021) from Ledizioni eBooks.

Best Publications

  • The Digital Scholar: How Technology is Transforming Academic Practice

    Martin Weller

  • Innovating Pedagogy 2016: Open University Innovation Report 5

    Mike Sharples;Roberto de Roock;Rebecca Ferguson;Mark Gaved

  • Virtual Learning Environments: Using, Choosing and Developing your VLE

    Martin Weller

  • Delivering Learning on the Net: The Why, What and How of Online Education

    Martin Weller

  • Innovating Pedagogy 2014

    Mike Sharples;Anne Adams;Rebecca Ferguson;Mark Gaved

  • The Digital Scholar: How Technology is Changing Academic Practice

    Martin Weller

  • The Digital Scholar. How Technology is Transforming Scholarly Practice

    Martin Weller

  • Factors affecting students' satisfaction on a web course

    Robin Mason;Martin Weller

  • E-portfolios: an assessment tool for online courses

    Robin Mason;Chris Pegler;Martin Weller

  • Digital Scholarship Considered: How New Technologies Could Transform Academic Work

    Nick Pearce;Martin Weller;Eileen Scanlon;Samuel Kinsley

  • Use of innovative technologies on an e-learning course

    Martin Weller;Chris Pegler;Robin Mason

  • Digital resilience in higher education

    Martin Weller;Terry Anderson

  • A pedagogy of abundance

    Martin Weller

  • The Impact of OER on Teaching and Learning Practice

    Martin Weller;Beatriz de los Arcos;Rob Farrow;Beck Pitt

  • The Battle For Open: How openness won and why it doesn't feel like victory

    Martin Weller

  • MOOCs and the Silicon Valley Narrative.

    Martin Weller

  • Innovating Pedagogy 2019: Open University Innovation Report 7

    Rebecca Ferguson;Tim Coughlan;Kjetil Egelandsdal;Mark Gaved

  • Mapping the open education landscape: citation network analysis of historical open and distance education research

    Martin Weller;Katy Jordan;Irwin DeVries;Viv Rolfe

  • Using learning design as a framework for supporting the design and reuse of OER

    Gráinne Conole;Martin Weller

  • Learning objects and the e-learning cost dilemma

    Martin Weller

  • Academics and Social Networking Sites: Benefits, Problems and Tensions in Professional Engagement with Online Networking.

    Katy Jordan;Martin Weller

Frequent Co-Authors

Eileen Scanlon
Eileen Scanlon The Open University
Bart Rienties
Bart Rienties The Open University
Gráinne Conole
Gráinne Conole University of Leicester
Rob Koper
Rob Koper Open University in the Netherlands
Terry Anderson
Terry Anderson Athabasca University
Chee-Kit Looi
Chee-Kit Looi Nanyang Technological University
Clark A. Chinn
Clark A. Chinn Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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