Individual awards announced; site and course awards to follow. CAMBRIDGE, MA, March 22, 2012 — The OpenCourseWare Consortium has announced the 2012 winners of individual Awards for OpenCourseWare Excellence (ACE). Dr. Oladele Ogunseitan, University of California, Irvine Professor and Chair for the Department of Population Health & Disease Prevention, Program in Public Health, is the […]

Creative Commons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Open Society Institute announce the launch of the Why Open Education Matters Video Competition. The competition will award cash prizes for the best short videos that explain the use and promise of free, high-quality Open Educational Resources—or “OER”—and describe the benefits and opportunities these materials create […]

Please join us March 27th, 12:00 pm Pacific timezone for the CCCOER Webinar on “Creating OER Friendly Policies at Your College”.   Hear how to best support faculty, staff, and students in the creation and use of open educational resources to improve learning and expand access to education. Our feature speakers are: • James Glapa-Grossklag, Dean […]

6.00SC Introduction to Computer Science and Programming provides a comprehensive introduction to the basics of programming. CAMBRIDGE, MA, March 6, 2012 – Python programming has fast become the introductory programming language of choice, and now MIT OpenCourseWare has unveiled a new Python programming resource designed specifically for independent learners. Developed by Professor John Guttag, 6.00SC […]

WASHINGTON, DC, – (March 5, 2012). Today, leading education advocacy groups and the U.S. Department of Education announced the launch of two major initiatives to promote awareness of Open Educational Resources: the Why Open Education Matters Video Competition and the first annual Open Education Week. Open Educational Resources (OER) are materials published under an open […]