Submitted by Haishuo Lee of Taiwan OCW Consortium National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) is the first OCW-publishing university in Taiwan to try to issue the certificate to OCW learners. Since 2007, certification tests are held annually. It is a means to take OCW to the next level of use, and the decision had been based […]

An Open Educational Resources guide for higher education governance officials written by long-time OER advocate Hal Plotkin has been released by Creative Commons. Free to Learn: An Open Educational Resources Policy Development Guidebook for Community College Governance Officials provides an introduction to the basics of OER, an OER resource guide and insights from OER providers […]

The New York Times/International Herald Tribune has reprinted erroneous information from last week’s University World News article suggesting MIT was considering an OCW paywall. The UWN reporter misinterpreted comments by an MIT community member at a recent OECD meeting. MIT is always evaluating its position in the online space, which is what the speaker’s comments […]

Open Courseware (OCW) is not, at least not yet, a pathway to a degree.  On the MIT site, it states[1] “MIT OpenCourseWare is a free publication of MIT course materials that reflects almost all the undergraduate and graduate subjects taught at MIT. OCW is not an MIT education. OCW does not grant degrees or certificates. […]

Thousands of OCW visitors interact on pilot OCW OpenStudy groups; program expanded. CAMBRIDGE, MA, September 20, 2010 — MIT OpenCourseWare and OpenStudy are are teaming up to help OCW users connect and study together. MIT has been publishing the core academic materials—including syllabi, lecture notes, assignments and exams—from the Institute’s courses since 2002, but since […]