This afternoon, US Senators Durbin and Franken introduced the Affordable College Textbook Act for consideration by the US Senate. This act specifically supports the use of OER and open textbooks. Of note are the findings of the proposed legislation: Congress finds the following: (1) The high cost of college textbooks continues to be a barrier […]

MIT OpenCourseWare was honored to receive an award for Leadership in Educational Technology last night at the Muslim Coalition of Connecticut’s annual leadership banquet. The Muslim Coalition of Connecticut (MCCT) is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 with the mission to promote shared values of mutual respect and social responsibility through educational and outreach activities. […]

Please join the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) on Wed, Nov 13, noon Pacific, 3:00 pm EST for a webinar on fostering open policies on your campus and beyond.  OER leaders from Tacoma Community College, Maricopa Community College District, and Creative Commons will share their strategies for successfully growing open educational policies […]

OER adaptation and remix is one of the core values of the open education movement. Two recent examples of OER remixes from the African Health OER Network highlight how teaching resources developed in one country can be easily adapted to work in different contexts. Case Studies in OER Remixing: Examples from the African Health OER […]

The African Virtual University (AVU) will hold the 1st International Conference from 20th to 22nd November, 2013 at Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. The theme is: “Integrating eLearning and Open Education to Increase Access to Quality Education and Training in Africa”. The conference is expected to bring together over 100 participants from across Africa and beyond to […]