Achieving the Dream (ATD) has announced the Open Educational Resources (OER) Degree Initiative, an opportunity for public two-year colleges in the U.S. and Canada to apply for funding  to develop OER-based degrees to increase completion rates and access by involving faculty in redesigning courses and degree programs using open educational resources. An OER-based degree, sometimes referred to as […]

The annual Open Education Week gets underway on Monday, March 7 with online and local events around the world.  Open education encompasses resources, tools and practices that employ a framework of open sharing to improve educational access and effectiveness worldwide.  Open Education Week highlights open education efforts from around the world and provides an opportunity […]

Please join the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) for a free and open webinar on best practices for Faculty Development to promote OER adoption.   Two librarians who are leading efforts in their states to inform and inspire faculty to adopt OER will be featured. Open Oregon is a project of Oregon community colleges focused on reducing textbooks […]

The OE Consortium is pleased to announce the addition of five new members.  We extend our warmest welcome to you all! 1. Alamo Colleges Alamo Colleges serve the Bexar County community through their programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today’s world. The five colleges — San […]

We at the Open Education Consortium would like to thank you for an opportunity to work together with members to contribute to the open education community. To show you what it was like for us in the year 2015, we have prepared an infographic. Click on the image below to get an overview of what […]