Arguing for institutional 'Openness'

An article by Kenneth Mentor in the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration provides some very reasoned arguments for Open Access Learning Environments that could help with advocacy. While speaking from a US perspective, the situation sounds familiar with misapprehension and assumptions about intellectual property, value, privacy etc. stifling potential benefits. Some very practical solutions are shown to benefit pedagogical aims, and importantly the author points out "In addition to the efforts of individual educators, institutions can make a variety of policy choices that encourage open access."