The Open Content Licensing for Educators workshop is scheduled for 21 – 25 March 2011 and will be presented asynchronously. Participants will need approximately 1 hour per day which they can allocate according to their schedules. The workshop is free and we welcome participation from all educators world wide. Sponsored by UNESCO, the course materials […]

Cambridge, MA, February 24, 2011 — The Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA) has launched a site containing Turkish translations of 16 MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) courses, becoming the sixth OCW translation affiliate. The initial publication includes Turkish versions of MIT math, chemistry, physics, and earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences courses. Several dozen more translations are forthcoming. […]

Announces goal to reach one billion minds in the next decade Cambridge, MA, Feb 22, 2011 – As the tenth anniversary of the announcement of MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) approaches, MIT has set an ambitious agenda for the program’s next decade: reaching one billion minds. In the past ten years, MIT’s course materials have been accessed […]

Dr. Bakary Diallo, rector of the African Virtual University (AVU) will present on the recently launched interactive portal called OER@AVU at the OCW Consortium webinar on March 15th, at 10AM EST. This talk is a must for those interested in production and use of open educational resources in developing countries. The AVU, in partnership with […]

Do you have an opening in OCW, OER or a related area? Let us know and we’ll help spread the word.   Are you looking for a new challenge with a chance to promote openness in higher education? We know of a few opportunities: Flatworld Knowledge has openings for a project manager, developer and director […]