The Open Education Consortium is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Open Education Awards for Excellence 2016.

The Open Education Awards for Excellence provide annual recognition to outstanding contributions in the Open Education Consortium community. These awards recognize distinctive open education sites, technological innovations, notable open courses, and exemplary leaders in Open Education worldwide.

A panel of voting members will select award winners from finalists culled by the Open Education Awards for Excellence Committee.  Individual winners will be selected by a vote of the board of directors.

Nominations will be accepted through January 29, 2016 (extended from January 22nd).  For complete information on preliminary criteria, rules and eligibility please visit Open Education Awards for Excellence.

OE Awards will be presented at the next Open Education Global Conference in Kraków, Poland April 12-14, 2016.

Please let us know about your favorite open sites, courses and projects as well as those people you know are innovative and committed to open education. We would love to know about them!