The Open Education Consortium and the University of Cape Town, hosts of the Open Education Global 2017 Conference, invite proposals for conference sessions to take place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 8-10 March 2017. We are particularly excited to have Cape Town as the venue for the 2017 Open Education Global Conference, since it marks the 10 year […]

The application period for OpenCon 2016 on November 12-14 in Washington, DC is now open! The application is available at http://www.opencon2016.org/apply and includes the opportunity to apply for a travel scholarship. Applications will close on July 11th at 11:59pm U.S. Pacific Time. OpenCon seeks to bring together effective, engaged students and early career academic professionals […]

How do you design the next generation tool for educators? Living Progress Challenge proposes a novel approach: competition. They’ve broken down the process: wireframe, responsive design, administration screens, mobile design and user interface prototype. Each stage has its own specification and members of Topcoder.com submit their solutions. For our first Wireframe challenge we’ve received 8 […]

The Open Education Global Conference is the annual opportunity for researchers, practitioners, policy makers and educators to deeply explore open education and its impact on global education. Conference participants engage with thought leaders in open education and have the opportunity to share ideas, practices and discuss issues important to the future of education worldwide. The […]

The European Commission’s Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) is closely involved in work on the agenda for open education (OE) in Europe. It is running a number of studies on behalf of the Directorate General Education and Culture (DG EAC) to highlight the state of play of OE in Member States and carry out […]