The Open Education Consortium (OEC) is collaborating with Virtual Educa to foster the uptake of Open Educational practices throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Virtual Educa is a multilateral initiative for education, innovation, competitiveness and human development sponsored by the Organization of American States. Its main objective is to promote cooperation, collaboration, and exchange of […]
Opening Up Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Notre Dame University—Louaize, Lebanon, Leads in the Use of OER
Notre Dame University—Louaize (NDU), a leading higher education institution in Lebanon, is moving full-steam ahead in the integration and use of open educational resources (OER) on campus, saving students money while promoting a culture of sharing. NDU’s involvement with OER began in 2014 with the selection of Dr. Fawzi Baroud, Assistant Vice President for Information […]
The Open Education Consortium Welcomes New Members (July 2016)
The OE Consortium is pleased to announce the addition of two new members. We extend our warmest welcome to you! Austin Community College Austin Community College is a nationally recognized two-year college serving Central Texas. ACC is focused on student success and providing affordable, flexible pathways to help students reach their education goals, learn new […]
Living Progress Challenge: Design Competition Winners
In the next stage of Living Progress Challenge, we’re happy to share the three winning designs. They were all based on the wireframes from the previous competition. It was interesting to see all the different approaches to the same problem set. The next stage is that they’ll build an interactive prototype based on the winning design First Place Second Place […]
No te lo pierdas! MOOC: Innovación en la creación de recursos abiertos para la educación
Curso del Tecnologico de Monterrey ofrecido en la plataforma Mexico X por la Dra. Maria Soledad Ramírez Montoya y José Vladimir Burgos Aguilar, MTI., MSc. La temática del curso aborda la selección, uso y reúso de recursos educativos abiertos, las posibilidades de repositorios que alojan estos materiales, estrategias de búsqueda e integración en procesos formativos, así […]