Qatar Foundation selects OCW as a winner of the 2010 World Innovation Summit for Education Award CAMBRIDGE, MA, November 15, 2010 — The Qatar Foundation announced today that MIT OpenCouseWare has been selected as one of six laureates for the 2010 World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Award. Initiated in 2009, the WISE Award is […]

The November webinar is with Reuven Carlyle of the Washington State House of Representatives on November 18th at 11:30 EST. Public education can and should openly license all digital educational materials created with public funding. Join Representative Reuven Carlyle to discuss what public policy makers can do to support the funding, production and adoption of […]

The OpenCourseWare Consortium invites session proposals for its 2011 global conference, Celebrating 10 Years of OpenCourseWare. The OpenCourseWare Consortium is a worldwide community of universities and organizations committed to advancing OpenCourseWare and its impact on global education. The OpenCourseWare movement has grown significantly over the last decade; today there are 13,000 courses published by 150 […]

The African Virtual University (AVU) joins a core group of leaders in the OpenCourseWare community by pledging $25,000 over the next five years to support the OpenCourseWare Consortium, the non-profit association of global OpenCourseWare supporters. Other members pay annual dues of US $50 to $500 dollars to ensure the Consortium has the funding necessary to […]

AcrossWorld announces the appointment of Mr. Mike Smith to the company’s board of directors. The addition of Mr. Smith to the board is a reflection of AcrossWorld’s continued leadership. Mr. Smith’s legacy work within the national and global field of OER will find its influence into AcrossWorld Education as the company enters into global markets […]