About
As Professor of Critical Educational Technology I’ve established an internationally recognised body of work and distinctive research trajectory which applies a critical, reflexive lens to the intersection of digital technology, education, and society. My research critically investigates how technology can be designed, implemented, and evaluated to foster more equitable, ethical, and socially responsive learning systems. I take a critical, interdisciplinary approach to understanding the relationships between knowledge, power, and participation in digital education.
Central to this is a sustained programme of inquiry into openness (as philosophy, practice, and set of values) which examines how open approaches can transform learning cultures, support inclusion, and expand the public value of knowledge. As an open practitioner, the central pillar of my work programmatically examines how openness—framed as a critical practice—can support ethical and equitable approaches, act as a catalyst, drive innovation, and reshape the design, delivery, and evaluation of research, teaching and learning.
I am Editor of the Journal of Interactive Media in Education, which brings together researchers, practitioners and scholars from diverse disciplines to explore how interactive media can transform teaching and learning. JIME is distinguished by its combination of rigorous peer review, interdisciplinary perspectives and open-access publishing, enabling research to reach audiences beyond academia.
I am the Co-Director of the Global Open Graduate Network (GO-GN) which is the leading international community supporting doctoral and postdoctoral research in open eduction and related fields. Through GO-GN I extend and amplify my supervisory practice to support hundreds of doctoral researchers—many from under-represented regions—through workshops, mentoring, pastoral care, and professional guidance. I'm the lead author of an award-winning series of collaboratively written books supporting doctoral research. My supervisory practice has been awarded Recognised Supervisor Status (highest level) with the UK Council for Graduate Education.
My contributions are recognised through several awards including the UNESCO OER Implementation Award (2021); two Open Education Global (OEG) awards (Open Research, 2020; Innovation, 2018); the Research Councils UK Engaging Research Award (2015); and an ACE award for Research Excellence (2014).
I hold degrees from the University of Kent at Canterbury, The University of Essex, and The Open University (UK) and am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I act as an expert reviewer for many scientific journals and conferences as well as high-profile funding bodies. I also mentor for the Open Education Leadership Program (SPARC); Open Education for a Better World (UNESCO); Asia-Europe Foundation and the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships.
Biography
Rob holds several degrees in Philosophy, including a PhD. Rob completed his graduate study at the University of Essex, focusing on modern European philosophy in the critical tradition, and writing his PhD thesis on the normative foundations of the critical social theories of Jurgen Habermas and Axel Honneth.
Since 2009 Rob has worked on many high profile research projects in education and educational technology. These have included EU funded projects like Mobile Technologies in Lifelong Learning (MOTILL); European Unified Framework for Accessible Lifelong Learning (EU4ALL); BizMOOC; European MOOC Consortium: Labour Markets; and ENCORE+ which involved working with a range of European partners. He has also worked on many projects funded by philanthropy with a focus on open education, such as the Hewlett funded Open Learning Network (OLnet); OER Research Hub; OER World Map; Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN) and UK Open Textbooks projects.
Rob is a keynote speaker who has presented his work in many countries including invited lectures in Australia, China, Germany, Norway, Pakistan, South Korea, USA, and the UK.
Rob has acted as a referee for 50+ academic journals, including AI & Society, Acta Psychologica, British Journal of Educational Technology, Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy, International Education Studies, Journal of Academic Ethics, Journal of Online Teaching and Learning, Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, Learning, Media & Technology, Open Praxis, Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences and Philosophy and Technology.
A full and recent CV can be accessed via http://philosopher1978.wordpress.com.
Publications
2026
Jordan, Katy; Farrow, Robert; Charitonos, Koula; Goshtasbpour, Fereshte; Iniesto, Francisco and Pitt, Beck. (). The Journal of Interactive Media in Education 1996–2026: Looking Back on Thirty Years in Open Publishing. Journal of Interactive Media in Education.
Bozkurt, Aras; Crompton, Helen; Farrow, Robert; Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; Dron, Jon; West, Richard; Palalas, Agnieszka (Aga); Bower, Matt; Xiao, Junhong; Tlili, Ahmed; Henriksen, Danah; Pazurek, Angelica; Huijser, Henk; Chiu, Thomas K. F.; Jandrić, Petar; Jordan, Katy; Curry, John; Kimmons, Royce; Cukurova, Mutlu; Reeves, Thomas; Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Shea, Peter; Lodge, Jason; Weller, Martin; Ng, Davy and Asino, Tutaleni Iita. (). Redefining Educational Technology: A Critical Collaborative Inquiry. Open Praxis, 18 (2) pp. 192-211.
Pitt, B.; Farrow, R. and Bossu, C. (). GO-GN Annual Review 2025. The Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN).
Iniesto, Francisco; Bossu, Carina; Vladimirschi, Viviane; Farrow, Rob and Pitt, Rebecca. (). Empowering Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: The Impact and Future of Open Education in Latin America. Journal of Interactive Media in Education.
Tlili, Ahmed; Farrow, Robert; Bozkurt, Aras; Amiel, Tel; Wiley, David and Downes, Stephen. (). The double-edged sword: Open educational resources in the era of Generative Artificial Intelligence. The Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching (JALT).
Farrow, Robert and Holmes, Wayne (). Thinking It Through or Thinking Through ‘It’? The Ethics of Research Involving Artificial Intelligence and Education. In: Fox, Alison; Baker, Sally; Brown, Nicole; Courtney, Matthew; Quickfall, Aimee; Tegama, Natalie and Chong, Sin-Wang eds. Ethical Dilemmas in Educational Research: BERA Case Studies for Researchers by Researchers London, UK: Bloomsbury / British Educational Research Association, pp. 191-220.
2025
Farrow, Robert; Bossu, Carina and Pitt, Beck. (). Empowering Voices in Open Education: Reflections and Future Directions from the Global OER Graduate Network’s 10th Anniversary. In: Innovative Open Education: Fostering Resilient Societies for Sustainable Economic Development — Conference Proceedings — PCF11 Selected Papers, Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Vancouver, BC, Canada, 249-257.
Ferreira, Giselle; Costello, Eamon; Farrow, Robert and Lee, Kyungmee. (). Metaphors of AI in Education: Discourses, Histories and Practices. Journal of Interactive Media in Education.
Bender, Emily M.; Costello, Eamon; Lee, Kyungmee; Farrow, Robert and Ferreira, Giselle. (). Unsafe AI for Education: A Conversation on Stochastic Parrots and Other Learning Metaphors. Journal of Interactive Media in Education.
Farrow, Robert. (). Cosmopolitics and The Commons. Education Ouverte et Libre – Open Education.
Farrow, Robert and Holmes, Wayne (). Thinking it through or thinking through ‘it’? The ethics of research involving artificial intelligence and education. British Educational Research Association, London, UK.
Xiao, Junhong; Bozkurt, Aras; Nichols, Mark; Pazurek, Angelica; Stracke, Christian M.; Bai, John Y. H.; Farrow, Robert; Mulligan, Dónal; Nerantzi, Chrissi; Sharma, Ramesh Chander; Singh, Lenandlar; Frumin, Isak; Swindell, Andrew; Honeychurch, Sarah; Bond, Melissa; Dron, Jon; Moore, Stephanie; Leng, Jing; van Tryon, Patricia J. Slagter; Garcia, Manuel; Terentev, Evgeniy; Tlili, Ahmed; Chiu, Thomas K. F.; Hodges, Charles B.; Jandrić, Petar; Sidorkin, Alexander; Crompton, Helen; Hrastinski, Stefan; Koutropoulos, Apostolos; Cukurova, Mutlu; Shea, Peter; Watson, Steven; Zhang, Kai; Lee, Kyungmee; Costello, Eamon; Sharples, Mike; Vorochkov, Anton; Alexander, Bryan; Bali, Maha; Moore, Robert L.; Zawacki-Richter, Olaf; Asino, Tutaleni Iita; Huijser, Henk; Zheng, Chanjin; Sani-Bozkurt, Sunagül; Duart, Josep M. and Themeli, Chryssa. (). Venturing into the Unknown: Critical Insights into Grey Areas and Pioneering Future Directions in Educational Generative AI Research. TechTrends, 69 pp. 582-597.
Farrow, Robert (). The Role of Openness in the Struggle for Equity in Education. European University for Wellbeing.
Pitt, Beck; Farrow, Robert and Bossu, Carina (). GO-GN Annual Review 2024. The Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN), The Open University (UK), Milton Keynes.
Liu, Dejian; Huang, Ronghuai; Li, Song; Tan, Qing; Farrow, Robert; Bandalaria, Melinda; Awang, Ahmad Izanee; Xiao, Junhong; Bozkurt, Aras; Burgos, Daniel; Hawamdeh, Mahmoud M. Kh. and Tlili, Ahmed. (). Investigating the sustainability of Open Universities: Models, opportunities, and challenges. The Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching (JALT), 8 (2) pp. 1-8.
Deimann, Markus and Farrow, Robert (). Contested imaginaries: Reclaiming higher education in the age of AI. In: Isaacs, Shafika; Hertelendy, Glen and Apilado, Fideliz eds. AI and the future of education: disruptions, dilemmas and directions Paris: UNESCO, pp. 46-52.
Farrow, Robert. (). Open science and epistemic equity: opportunities and challenges in the contemporary research ecosystem. BMC Research Notes.
2024
Farrow, Robert and Díez-Arcón, Paz. (). Understanding Innovation Vectors in the Use of Open Educational Resources. Open Praxis, 16 (4) pp. 526-546.
Farrow, Robert; Ashman, Melissa; Baff, Debbie; Bozkurt, Aras; Dubien, Danielle; Eldridge, Bethany; Elias, Tanya; Iniesto, Francisco; Jacobsen, Michele; Jhangiani, Rajiv; Johnson, Kathryn R.; Johnston, Sonja L.; Katz, Stacy; Khetarpal, Manisha; Mayisela, Tabisa; McGreal, Rory; O’Reilly, Jessica; Peramunugamage, Anuradha; Pete, Judith; Pitt, Rebecca and Vladimirschi, Viviane (). The GO-GN Guide to Doctoral Supervision. Global OER Graduate Network / Open Education Research.
Weller, M.; Pitt, B.; Farrow, R. and Bossu, C. (). GO-GN Annual Review 2023. Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN), The Open University (UK), Milton Keynes.
Farrow, Robert; Bossu, Carina; Pitt, Rebecca; Weller, Martin; Ashman, Melissa; Bozkurt, Aras; Eldridge, Bethany; Hayman, Jenni; Iniesto, Francisco; Johnson, Kathryn; Nerantzi, Chrissi; Pete, Judith and Schuwer, Robert (). GO-GN at 10: Strategic Review. Global OER Graduate Network.
Bozkurt, Aras; Xiao, Junhong; Farrow, Robert; Bai, John Y. H.; Nerantzi, Chrissi; Moore, Stephanie; Dron, Jon; Stracke, Christian M.; Singh, Lenandlar; Crompton, Helen; Koutropoulos, Apostolos; Terentev, Evgenii; Pazurek, Angelica; Nichols, Mark; Sidorkin, Alexander M.; Costello, Eamon; Watson, Steven; Mulligan, Dónal; Honeychurch, Sarah; Hodges, Charles B.; Sharples, Mike; Swindell, Andrew; Frumin, Isak; Tlili, Ahmed; Slagter van Tryon, Patricia J.; Bond, Melissa; Bali, Maha; Leng, Jing; Zhang, Kai; Cukurova, Mutlu; Chiu, Thomas K. F.; Lee, Kyungmee; Hrastinski, Stefan; Garcia, Manuel B.; Sharma, Ramesh Chander; Alexander, Bryan; Zawacki-Richter, Olaf; Huijser, Henk; Jandrić, Petar; Zheng, Chanjin; Shea, Peter; Duart, Josep M.; Themeli, Chryssa; Vorochkov, Anton; Sani-Bozkurt, Sunagül; Moore, Robert L. and Asino, Tutaleni Iita. (). The Manifesto for Teaching and Learning in a Time of Generative AI: A Critical Collective Stance to Better Navigate the Future. Open Praxis, 16 (4) pp. 487-513.
Farrow, Robert; Iniesto, Francisco; Pitt, Rebecca; Weller, Martin and Bossu, Carina. (). Innovation with Open Educational Resources: An integrative review of drivers, barriers and enablers. Journal of Open, Distance, and Digital Education, 1 (2) pp. 1-41.
2023
Farrow, Robert; Coughlan, Tim; Goshtasbpour, Fereshte and Pitt, Rebecca. (). Supported Open Learning and Decoloniality: Critical Reflections on Three Case Studies. Education Sciences.
Farrow, R.; Díez-Arcón, P. and Pitt, B. (). ENCORE+ Open Educational Resources (OER) Innovation Showcase. European Network for Catalysing Open Resources in Education.
Farrow, Robert. (). A Typology for OER Business Models. In: EDEN 2023 Annual Conference “Yes we can!” – Digital Education for Better Futures, 18-20 Jun 2023, Dublin, Ireland.
Tlili, Ahmed; Garzón, Juan; Salha, Soheil; Huang, Ronghuai; Xu, Ling; Burgos, Daniel; Denden, Mouna; Farrell, Orna; Farrow, Robert; Bozkurt, Aras; Amiel, Tel; McGreal, Rory; López-Serrano, Aída and Wiley, David. (). Are open educational resources (OER) and practices (OEP) effective in improving learning achievement? A meta-analysis and research synthesis. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education.
Farrow, Robert (). ENCORE+ Open Educational Resources Innovation Evaluation Toolkit. European Network for Catalysing Open Resources in Education.
Iniesto, Francisco; Pitt, Rebecca; Bossu, Carina; Farrow, Robert and Weller, Martin. (). Community, Fellowship, Openness: Supporting Early Career Researchers through Open Educational Practices. EDUTEC. Revista Electrónica de Tecnología Educativa pp. 136-152.
Bozkurt, Aras; Gjelsvik, Torunn; Adam, Taskeen; Asino, Tutaleni I.; Atenas, Javiera; Bali, Maha; Blomgren, Constance; Bond, Melissa; Bonk, Curtis J.; Brown, Mark; Burgos, Daniel; Conrad, Dianne; Costello, Eamon; Cronin, Catherine; Czerniewicz, Laura; Deepwell, Maren; Deimann, Markus; DeWaard, Helen J.; Dousay, Tonia A.; Ebner, Martin; Farrow, Robert; Gil-Jaurena, Inés; Havemann, Leo; Inamorato, Andreia; Irvine, Valerie; Karunanayaka, Shironica P.; Kerres, Michael; Lambert, Sarah; Lee, Kyungmee; Makoe, Mpine; Marín, Victoria I.; Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Mishra, Sanjaya; Naidu, Som; Nascimbeni, Fabio; Nichols, Mark; Olcott, Don; Ossiannilsson, Ebba; Otto, Daniel; Padilla Rodriguez, Brenda Cecilia; Paskevicius, Michael; Roberts, Verena; Saleem, Tooba; Schuwer, Robert; Sharma, Ramesh C.; Stewart, Bonnie; Stracke, Christian M.; Tait, Alan; Tlili, Ahmed; Ubachs, George; Weidlich, Joshua; Weller, Martin; Xiao, Junhong and Zawacki-Richter, Olaf. (). Openness in Education as a Praxis: From Individual Testimonials to Collective Voices. Open Praxis, 15 (2) pp. 76-112.
Farrow, Robert; Weller, Martin; Pitt, Rebecca; Iniesto, Francisco; Algers, Anne; Almousa, Samia; Baas, Marjon; Bentley, Penny; Bozkurt, Aras; Butler, Walter; Cardoso, Paula; Chtena, Natascha; Cox, Glenda; Czerwonogora, Ada; Dabrowski, Michael T.; Darby, Robert; DeWaard, Helen; Kathy, Essmiller; Johanna, Funk; Jenni, Hayman; Emily, Helton; Huth, Kate; Hutton, Sarah C.; Iyinolakan, Olawale; Johnson, Kathryn R.; Jordan, Katy; Kuhn, Caroline; Lambert, Sarah; Mittelmeier, Jenna; Nagashima, Tomo; Nerantzi, Chrissi; O'Reilly, Jessica; Paskevicius, Michael; Peramunugamage, Anuradha; Pete, Judith; Power, Virginia; Pulker, Hélène; Rabin, Eyal; Rets, Irina; Roberts, Verena; Rodés, Virginia; Sousa, Lorena; Spica, Elizabeth; Vizgirda, Vidminas; Vladimirschi, Viviane and Witthaus, Gabi (). The Go-GN Open Research Handbook. Milton Keynes: Global OER Graduate Network.
Iniesto, Francisco; Pitt, Beck; Farrow, Rob; Bossu, Carina and Weller, Martin. (). The Global OER Graduate Network: an example of a Community of Care - La Red Global de Estudiantes de Doctorado en Educación Abierta: un ejemplo de una Comunidad de Cuidado. In: 9° International Conference On Education Innovation, Jan 16-18, Monterrey, Mexico.
Farrow, Robert. (). The possibilities and limits of XAI in education: a socio-technical perspective. Learning, Media and Technology, 48 (2) pp. 266-279.
Bozkurt, Aras; Xiao, Junhong; Lambert, Sarah; Pazurek, Angelica; Crompton, Helen; Koseoglu, Susan; Farrow, Robert; Bond, Melissa; Nerantzi, Chrissi; Honeychurch, Sarah; Bali, Maha; Dron, Jon; Mir, Kamran; Stewart, Bonnie; Costello, Eamon; Mason, Jon; Stracke, Christian; Romero-Hall, Enilda; Koutropoulos, Apostolos; Mae Toquero, Cathy; Singh, Lenandlar; Tlili, Ahmed; Lee, Kyungmee; Nichols, Mark; Ossiannilsson, Ebba; Brown, Mark; Irvine, Valerie; Elisa Raffaghelli, Juliana; Santos-Hermosa, Gema; Farrell, Orna; Adam, Taskeen; Li Thong, Ying; Sani-Bozkurt, Sunagul; C Sharma, Ramesh; Hrastinski, Stefan and Jandrić, Petar. (). Speculative Futures on ChatGPT and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Collective Reflection from the Educational Landscape. Asian Journal of Distance Education, 18 (1) pp. 53-130.
2022
Weller, M.; Pitt, B.; Iniesto, F.; Farrow, R. and Bossu, C. (). Annual Review 2022. Global OER Graduate Network.
Stracke, Christian M.; Sharma, Ramesh Chander; Bozkurt, Aras; Burgos, Daniel; Swiatek Cassafieres, Cécile; Inamorato dos Santos, Andreia; Mason, Jon; Ossiannilsson, Ebba; Santos-Hermosa, Gema; Shon, Jin Gon; Wan, Marian; Agbu, Jane-Frances Obiageli; Farrow, Robert; Karakaya, Özlem; Nerantzi, Chrissi; Ramírez-Montoya, María Soledad; Conole, Grainne; Truong, Vi and Cox, Glenda. (). Impact of COVID-19 on Formal Education: An International Review of Practices and Potentials of Open Education at a Distance. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 23 (4) pp. 1-18.
Farrow, Robert; Baas, Marjon; Cardoso, Paula; Cox, Glenda; Czerwonogora, Ada; DeWaard, Helen; Essmiller, Kathy; Helton, Emily; Huth, Kate; Iniesto, Francisco; Johnson, Kathryn; Peramunugamage, Anuradha; Pitt, Rebecca; Sousa, Lorena; Vizgirda, Vidiminas and Weller, Martin (). GO-GN Research Review 2022. Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN). The Open University (UK).
Stracke, Christian C.; Burgos, Daniel; Santos-Hermosa, Gema; Bozkurt, Aras; Sharmer, Ramesh C.; Cassafieres, Cécile Swiatek; Inamorato dos Santos, Andreia; Mason, Jonathon; Ossiannilsson, Ebba; Shon, Jin Gon; Wan, Marian; Obiageli Agbu, Jane-Frances; Farrow, Robert; Karakaya, Özlem; Neranzti, Chrissi; Ramírez-Montoya, María Soledad; Conole, Grainne; Cox, Glenda and Truong, Vi. (). Responding to the Initial Challenge of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of International Responses and Impact in School and Higher Education. Sustainability.
Iniesto, Francisco; Ferguson, Rebecca; Weller, Martin; Farrow, Robert and Pitt, Rebecca. (). Introducing a reflective framework for the assessment and recognition of microcredentials. Open Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA) Journal, 2 (2) pp. 1-24.
Iniesto, Francisco; Pitt, Rebecca; Weller, Martin; Farrow, Robert; Cronin, Catherine; Funk, Johanna; Lambert, Sarah; Nerantzi, Chrissi; Paskevicius, Michael; Pete, Judith; Roberts, Verena; Rodes, Virginia and Vladimirschi, Viviane (). The GO-GN Fellowship reflections report. Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN). The Open University (UK).
2021
Weller, Martin; Pitt, Rebecca; Iniesto, Francisco; Farrow, Robert; Bossu, Carina and Vladimirschi, Viviane (). GO-GN Annual Review 2021. Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN). The Open University (UK).
Farrow, Robert; Iniesto, Francisco; Weller, Martin; Pitt, Rebecca; Algers, Anne; Bozkurt, Aras; Cox, Glenda; Czerwonogora, Ada; Elias, Tanya; Essmiller, Kathy; Funk, Johanna; Lambert, Sarah; Mittelmeier, Jenna; Nagashima, Tomo; Rabin, Eyal; Rets, Irina; Spica, Elizabeth; Vladimirschi, Viviane and Witthaus, Gabi (). GO-GN Guide to Conceptual Frameworks. Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN). The Open University (UK).
Farrow, Robert; Ferguson, Rebecca; Weller, Martin; Pitt, Rebecca; Sanzgiri, Janesh and Habib, Mustafa. (). Assessment and Recognition of MOOCs: The State of the Art. Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education, 3 (1) pp. 15-26.
2020
Weller, Martin; Pitt, Rebecca; Iniesto, Francisco and Farrow, Robert (). GO-GN Annual Review 2020. Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN).
Farrow, Robert; Iniesto, Francisco; Weller, Martin and Pitt, Rebecca (). GO-GN Research Methods Handbook. Milton Keynes: Global OER Gradate Network.
Pitt, Rebecca; Jordan, Katy; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Robert and Weller, Martin. (). Supporting open educational practices through open textbooks. Distance Education, 41 (2) pp. 303-318.
Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca and Weller, Martin. (). Open Textbooks as an innovation route for open science pedagogy. Education for Information, 36 (3) pp. 227-245.
Farrow, Robert and Mathers, Bryan. (). Conceptualising Research Methodology for Doctoral Researchers in Open Education (with penguins). International Journal of Management and Applied Research, 7 (3) pp. 349-359.
2019
Farrow, Robert (). Massive Open Online Courses for Employability, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: a Rapid Assessment of Evidence. Open Education Research Hub / EMC-LM project, Maastricht.
Farrow, Robert. (). Bringing Learning to Life: Evaluation of Everyday Skills in maths and English. In: Open Education 2019, 30 Oct 2019-1 Nov 2019, Phoenix, AZ.
Cortinovis, Renato Mario; Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Domingue, John; Mulholland, Paul and Farrow, Robert. (). Supporting the discoverability of open educational resources. Education and Information Technologies, 24 (5) pp. 3129-3161.
Orr, Dominic; Weller, Martin and Farrow, Robert. (). How is Digitalisation Affecting the Flexibility and Openness of Higher Education Provision? Results of a Global Survey Using a New Conceptual Model. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2019 (1) pp. 1-12.
Farrow, Robert (). Massive Open Online Courses for Business Learning: Key research, best practices and pathways to innovation. Pressbooks.
Coughlan, Tim; Pitt, Beck and Farrow, Rob. (). Forms of Innovation Inspired by Open Educational Resources: A Post-Project Analysis. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-learning, 34 (2) pp. 156-175.
Farrow, Robert. (). Rethinking the role of the academy: cognitive authority in the age of post-truth. Teaching in Higher Education, 24 (3) pp. 272-287.
Farrow, Robert. (). [Book review] The cynical educator. British Journal of Educational Studies, 67 (1) pp. 134-136.
Pitt, Rebecca; Farrow, Robert; Jordan, Katy; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Weller, Martin; Kernohan, D and Rolfe, V (). The UK Open Textbooks Report. Open Education Research Hub.
Weller, Martin; Farrow, Robert and Pitt, Rebecca. (). GO-GN: Lessons in Building an Open Research Community. In: Pan Commonwealth Forum 9 (PCF9), 9-12 Sep 2019, Edinburgh, Scotland.
2018
Farrow, Robert. (). MOOC and the workplace: key support elements in digital lifelong learning. In: International Entrepreneurship as the Bridge between International Economics and International Business: Conference Proceedings of the 9th ENTRE Conference – 5th AIB-CEE Chapter Annual Conference, Cracow University of Economics, Kraków, 139-150.
Orr, Dominic; Weller, Martin and Farrow, Robert (). Models for online, open, flexible and technology enhanced higher education across the globe – a comparative analysis. International Council for Distance Education.
2017
Weller, Martin; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca and McAndrew, Patrick (). What Can OER Do for Me? Evaluating the Claims for OER. In: Jhangiani, R. S. and Biswas-Diener, R. eds. Open: The Philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science London, UK: Ubiquity Press, pp. 67-78.
Farrow, Robert. (). Open education and critical pedagogy. Learning, Media and Technology, 42 pp. 130-146.
2016
Weller, Martin; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Rob; Pitt, Rebecca and McAndrew, Patrick (). Identifying Categories of Open Educational Resource Users. In: Blessinger, Patrick and Bliss, TJ eds. Open Education: International Perspectives in Higher Education Open Book Publishers, pp. 73-92.
Farrow, Rob; Perryman, Leigh-Anne; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Weller, Martin and Pitt, Rebecca (). OER Hub Researcher Pack. Milton Keynes, UK: OER Hub.
Pitt, Rebecca; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Rob and Weller, Martin (). Open Research. Milton Keynes, UK: OER Hub.
Farrow, Robert (). Constellations of Openness. In: Deimann, Markus and Michael, Peters eds. The Philosophy of Open Learning: Peer Learning and the Intellectual Commons (New ed) New York: Peter Lang.
Farrow, Robert. (). A Framework for the Ethics of Open Education. Open Praxis, 8 (2) pp. 93-109.
de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca; Weller, Martin and McAndrew, Patrick. (). Adapting the Curriculum: How K-12 Teachers Perceive the Role of Open Educational Resources. Journal of Online Learning Research, 2 (1) pp. 23-40.
2015
Farrow, Robert; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Pitt, Rebecca and Weller, Martin. (). Who are the Open Learners? A Comparative Study Profiling non-Formal Users of Open Educational Resources. EURODL (European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning), 18 (2) pp. 50-74.
Weller, Martin; de los Arcos, Bea; Farrow, Rob; Pitt, Beck and McAndrew, Patrick. (). The Impact of OER on Teaching and Learning Practice. Open Praxis, 7 (4) pp. 351-361.
Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Perryman, Leigh-Anne; Weller, Martin and McAndrew, Patrick. (). Impact of OER use on teaching and learning: data from OER Research Hub (2013–2014). British Journal of Educational Technology, 46 (5) pp. 972-976.
de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca; Perryman, Leigh-Anne; Weller, Martin and McAndrew, Patrick (). OER Research Hub Data 2013-2015: Educators. Open Education Research Hub.
de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca; Perryman, Leigh-Anne; Weller, Martin and McAndrew, Patrick (). OER Research Hub Data 2013-2015: Formal Learners. Open Education Research Hub.
de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca; Perryman, Leigh-Anne; Weller, Martin and McAndrew, Patrick (). OER Research Hub Data 2013-2015: Informal Learners. Open Education Research Hub.
2014
de los Arcos, B.; Farrow, R.; Perryman, L.-A.; Pitt, R. and Weller, M. (). OER Evidence Report 2013-2014. OER Research Hub.
2013
Farrow, Robert and Deimann, Markus. (). Rethinking OER and their use: open education as Bildung. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 14 (3) pp. 344-360.
Farrow, Robert and Iacovides, Ioanna. (). Gaming and the limits of digital embodiment. Philosophy & Technology, 27 (2) pp. 221-233.
McAndrew, Patrick and Farrow, Robert. (). The ecology of sharing: synthesizing OER research. In: OER 13: Creating a virtuous circle, 26-27 Mar 2013, Nottingham.
McAndrew, Patrick and Farrow, Robert (). Open education research: from the practical to the theoretical. In: McGreal, Rory; Kinuthia, Wanjira and Marshall, Stewart eds. Open Educational Resources: Innovation, Research and Practice Vancouver, Canada: Commonwealth of Learning and Athabasca University, pp. 65-78.
2012
McAndrew, Patrick; Farrow, Robert and Cooper, Martyn. (). Adapting online learning resources for all: planning for professionalism in accessibility. Research in Learning Technology, 20 (4) pp. 345-361.
Farrow, Robert and Deimann, Markus. (). Bildung as a critical foundation for Open Education. In: Open Education 2012: Beyond Content, 16-18 Oct 2012, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Farrow, Robert and Rodwell, James (). That’s a Problem, Not a Gift. In: Ralkowski, Mark eds. Curb your enthusiasm and philosophy: awaken the social assassin within Open Court, pp. 155-170.
McAndrew, Patrick; Farrow, Robert; Law, Patrina and Elliott-Cirigottis, Gary. (). Learning the Lessons of Openness. In: Cambridge 2012: Innovation and Impact – Openly Collaborating to Enhance Education, a joint meeting of OER12 and OpenCourseWare Consortium Global 2012, 16-18 Apr 2012, Cambridge, UK.
Farrow, Robert and Iacovides, Ioanna. (). ‘In the game’? Embodied subjectivity in gaming environments. In: 6th International Conference on the Philosophy of Computer Games: the Nature of Player Experience, 29-31 Jan 2012, Madrid, Spain.
De Liddo, Anna; Buckingham Shum, Simon; McAndrew, Patrick and Farrow, Robert. (). The open education evidence hub: a collective intelligence tool for evidence based policy. In: Cambridge 2012: Joint OER12 and OpenCourseWare Consortium Global 2012 Conference, 16-18 Apr 2012, Cambridge, UK.
McAndrew, Patrick; Farrow, Robert; Law, Patrina and Elliott-Cirigottis, Gary. (). Learning the lessons of openness. Journal of Interactive Media in Education.
2011
Farrow, Robert (). Book review - Good Porn: A Woman’s Guide. Metapsychology.
Farrow, Robert. (). Mobile learning: a meta-ethical taxonomy. In: IADIS International Conference, Mobile Learning 2011, 10-12 Mar 2011, Avila, Spain.
2010
Farrow, Robert and Fulantelli, Giovanni. (). Involving Policymakers in Research Partnership: The MOTILL Project Experience. In: International Conference & Workshops on Higher Education, Partnership and Innovation, 6-8 Sep, Budapest.
Conole, Grainne; Scanlon, Eileen; Mundin, Paul and Farrow, Robert (). Technology-enhanced learning as a site for interdisciplinary research. Technology Enhanced Learning Research Programme; Economic and Social Research Council; Institute of Education, London.
Farrow, Robert (). Book review: Heidegger, Work and Being. Marx & Philosophy Review of Books.
Conole, Grainne; Scanlon, Eileen; Mundin, Paul and Farrow, Robert (). Interdisciplinary Research: Findings from the TEL Research Programme. TEL Programme.
Arnedillo-Sánchez, Inmaculada; Arrigo, Marco; Crehan, Freida; Dal Grande, Paola; Di Giuseppe, Onofrio; Farrow, Robert; Fulantelli, Giovanni; Gabor, Andras; Gentile, Manuel; Kismihok, Gabor; Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; Merlo, Gianluca; Peasgood, Alice; Pettit, John; Seta, Luciano and Taibi, Davide (). Best Practices. In: Arrigo, M.; Di Giuseppe, O.; Fulantelli, G.; Gentile, M.; Merlo, G.; Seta, L. and Taibi, D. eds. MOTILL Mobile Technologies in Lifelong Learning: Best Practices Italian National Research Council - Institute for Educational Technology, pp. 34-37.
Farrow, Robert; Arrigo, Marco; Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes and Arnedillo-Sánchez, Inmaculada (). Mobile Technologies in Lifelong Learning (MOTILL): Scientific Annotated Review Database. MOTILL.
2009
Farrow, Robert (). The Frankfurt School / Critical Theory. In: Mullarky, John and Lord, Beth eds. The Continuum Companion to Continental Philosophy London: Continuum.
Farrow, Robert (). 'Adorno'. In: Mullarkey, John and Lord, Beth eds. The Continuum Companion to Continental Philosophy London: Continuum, pp. 279-280.
Farrow, Robert (). 'Habermas'. In: Mullarkey, John and Lord, Beth eds. The Continuum Companion to Continental Philosophy London: Continuum, pp. 299-300.
Farrow, Robert (). 'Frankfurt School'. In: Mullarkey, John and Lord, Beth eds. The Continuum Companion to Continental Philosophy London: Continuum, pp. 294-295.
Farrow, Robert (). Habermas. In: Mullarky, John and Lord, Beth eds. The Continuum Companion to Continental Philosophy Continuum, pp. 299-300.
Awards
Open Courseware Consortium ACE Award for Research Excellence
Annually awarded for outstanding research in open education
Open Education Consortium Award for Innovation
For the OER World Map
Open Education Consortium Award for Innovation
For the OER World Map
Open Education Consortium Award for Research Excellence
For the Global OER Graduate Network
Open Education Consortium Award for Research Excellence
For the GO-GN Research Methods Handbook
Open Education Consortium Award for Research Excellence
For the Global OER Graduate Network
Open Education Consortium Award for Research Excellence
For the GO-GN Research Methods Handbook
The Open University Engaging Research Award
A competitive internal award which recognises excellence in outreach and impact
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- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy