Election results Bylaws change The name of the OCW Consortium will change to the Open Education Consortium (look for information on the roll out of the new name soon!) Board election results Elected to the Board of Directors are: Sophie Touzé, Université de Lyon Haruo Takemura, Japan OCW Consortium Shih-Chung Kang, National Taiwan University Mike Keppell, […]
Election process and results
Posted by Mary Lou Forward on Thursday, April 3rd, 2014
April 9: OER Impact Research Faculty and Student Voices
Posted by Una Daly on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
Does OER usage improve teaching practice, foster open policies at institutions, and make access to education more equitable? These are the hypotheses that the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources(CCCOER) has been investigating in collaboration with the OER Research Hub at Open University. Through the use of faculty surveys and interviews with college administrators […]
OCWC Global 2014 Conference is now under UNESCO’s Patronage
Posted by Igor Lesko on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
We are very pleased to announce that OCWC Global 2014 Conference is now under UNESCO’s Patronage. From UNESCO’s website: Patronage is UNESCO’s highest form of support. It is granted to demonstrate the Organization’s moral endorsement of an exceptional activity. For more information about UNESCO’s Patronage of OCWC Global 2014 Conference please read the attached communiqué from UNESCO’s Director-General. […]
March 11: Celebrate Open Education Week and Expand Access with OER and Accessibility Webinars
Posted by Una Daly on Thursday, March 6th, 2014
Please join us for two free webinars on Tuesday, March 11 to celebrate Open Education Week and expand access for all learners regardless of disabilities. Expanding access for learners is a core value of the open education movement but if instructional materials are not designed with accessibility in mind, the opposite effect can result. Hear […]
The OpenCourseWare Consortium joins edX to expand access to high quality educational opportunities using openly licensed, modifiable content
Posted by Mary Lou Forward on Thursday, March 6th, 2014
The OpenCourseWare Consortium, with 300 institutional and organizational members, is joining edX to offer open educational resources of its members to the world in MOOC format. OCW Consortium members have collectively produced over 20,000 courses, all licensed for re-use and modification. The partnership with edX will develop these resources into openly licensed MOOCs, which will […]