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This presentation provides an overview of the latest trends in open education, including assessment and credentials, new initiatives and policy overviews and offers preliminary results from the ongoing research projects: 1. OCWC User Feedback Survey and 2. FGV Online.
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Open Sharing, Global BenefitsThe OpenCourseWare Consortium
www.ocwconsortium.org
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Opening Up – Enabling Innovation and New Ways of Learning through Open Education in Africa
Igor Lesko
eLearning Africa, May 29-31, 2013, Windhoek, [email protected]
Twitter: @igor_lesko
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advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Who we are A propos de nous
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Le consortium OCW est une communauté d’universités et d’institutions associées engagées dans le développement de l’Open Education et dans les usages de ressources ouvertes dans l’enseignement supérieur afin que chacun puisse avoir accès a une éducation de grande qualité.
The OCW Consortium is a worldwide community of universities and associated organizations committed to supporting and advancing the development and use of open educational resources and open educational practices in higher education worldwide so that everyone may have access to high quality education.
Nearly 300 institutions and organizations worldwide supporting open sharing in education
OCWC Members present in 49 different countries
The purpose of Open Education Week, organized by OCWC, is to raise awareness of the open education movement and opportunities it creates in teaching and learning worldwide: http://www.openeducationweek.org/
Open Education Ecosystem I
OER
OCW
OA OSS
Open Data
©
All rights reserved NO rights reserved
✗ Some rights reserved
✓ ✓
OEP
Open Policy
Open Text
books
Open SCS
Open BM
Open Education Ecosystem IINetworked Communities
http://openstudy.com/
Open Education Ecosystem III
Validating learning
through OECertific
ates
Credits
Badges
http://www.oer-europe.net/
http://www.fgv.br/fgvonline
https://p2pu.org/en/
Learning = expression of capacity recognized by communityLearning ≠ possession of a collection of facts*
*http://www.slideshare.net/Downes/2013-05-25-couros-course2013
Open Education Ecosystem IVHow about Massive Open Online Courses
(MOOCs)?
Author: Mathieu Plourde: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MOOC_poster_mathplourde.jpg
Why Open Education? I
By Jacob Anikulapo (CCBY-NC-SA) By USAID_IMAGES (CCBY-NC)
Education is a Fundamental Right, not a Privilege!
Why Open Education? II Demand versus Supply
By michaelmessina (CCBY-NC-ND)
Tens of thousands of universities would have to be built (with 40 000 students each) in order accommodate growing demand for HE from South American, Asian and African regions
International Council for Open and Distance Learning (2009): Global Trends in Higher Education, Adult and Distance Learning (http://xr.com/zxc9). Accessed 14 May 2013
Why Open Education? III Rising cost of education and decreasing public funding
By mrchrisadams (CCBY-NC)
By jonworth-eu (CCBY)
By tamara.craiu (CCBY-NC-ND)
By marsmet471 (CCBY-NC-SA)
Why Open Education? IV Developments in ICTs: Access to resources anytime,
anywhere
By Matt from London (CCBY)
By OER Africa (CCBY)
By thelampnyc (CCBY-NC-ND)
By Ed Yourdon (CCBY-SA)
Open Education and Policy Initiatives I
Paris OER Declaration: Urging governments to openly license publicly funded educational materials: http://goo.gl/OVHiF
Open Education and Policy Initiatives II
OECD Policy implications in relation to expanding OER initiatives: http://goo.gl/44G4T
Open Education and Policy Initiatives III
2 Billion Grant Program for Community Colleges in the US to improve ability to deliver education and career training programs. Produced resources to be released as OER: http://goo.gl/2LBFD
Open Education and Policy Initiatives IV
New Policy Framework Initiative in South Africa: Address demand for education through increasing distance teaching offerings and creation of OER: www.dhet.gov.za/
Open Education and Policy Initiatives V
OCW France: Initiative under the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research: http://www.universites-numeriques.fr/ocw/index.html
Documenting Policy Initiatives
Examples of open policies: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/OER_Policy_Registry
Open Policy Network
OPN aims to assist governments and institutions in the development and implementation of open policies: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Open_Policy_Network#Mission
Open Education: Showcases of Initiatives and Impact I
• OCWC members produced more than 30,000 OER&OCW (22 languages)• 7 million visits, on average, per year (2008-2012)
OCWC Member Statistics Report. Retrieved from http://www.ocwconsortium.org/statsreport.php?q=3&y=2012&submit=GO
Open Education: Showcases of Initiatives and Impact II
Search for courses: http://www.ocwconsortium.org/en/courses
Open Education: Showcases of Initiatives and Impact III
http://www.ocwconsortium.org/en/courses
Open Education: Showcases of Initiatives and Impact IV
• African Health OER Network initiated in 2008• 150 learning modules + videos + open textbooks developed and released as OER• Resources accessed, on average, by 8,500 people per month (190 countries)• Videos on YouTube: 2,5 million views• Reference: https://open.umich.edu/blog/2012/12/17/completion-ahon/• OER Africa: http://www.oerafrica.org/
Open Education: Showcases of Initiatives and Impact V
• African Virtual University: 219 modules in Mathematics, Sciences, Teacher Education, ICT Basic Skills, Integration of ICT in Education (12 universities, 10 countries, 3 languages)
• 300,000 visitors during Dec 2010-Aug 2011 (US, France, Portugal, Brazil: 50% accessing materials in English, 30% in Portuguese and 15% in French: http://goo.gl/bqTav)
• African Virtual University: http://oer.avu.org/about
Open Education: Showcases of Initiatives and Impact VI
University of the Western Cape: http://free.uwc.ac.za/
University of Cape Town: http://opencontent.uct.ac.za/
Open Education: Showcases of Initiatives and Impact VII
University of South Africa: http://goo.gl/s7ZqoAnchor Partner of OERU network: http://wikieducator.org/OER_university/Home
Siyavula: http://projects.siyavula.com/Openly licensed textbooks in Science and Math for Grade 10-12
Open Education: Showcases of Initiatives and Impact VIII (MOOCs)
https://www.coursera.org/ https://www.udacity.com/
xMOOCs
cMOOCs
https://www.edx.org/ http://mechanicalmooc.org/
http://wikieducator.org/Open_content_licensing_for_educators
http://connect.downes.ca/archive/08/09_15_thedaily.htm
Open Education: Showcases of Initiatives and Impact IX (MOOCs)
The Wall Street Journal, January 2013: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324339204578173421673664106.html
Open Content versus Open Enrollments (the “O” in MOOCs)
Open Education: Showcases of Initiatives and Impact X (MOOCs)
• Are completion rates a good indicator of success in MOOCs?
• Experiments with new assessments, accreditation, new business models, certification, credentials
• There are challenges to solve but MOOCs address demand for education!!!
Source: OCWC Feedback Survey March 2011 - May 2013
• Responses received from 1773 respondents. Nearly 50% of respondents are students currently undergoing secondary or university-level education. Working professionals represent 22% of all respondents
Impact of OE: OCWC User Feedback Survey I
• Respondents: 90 different countries around the world • 25 African countries: Tanzania, Algeria, Egypt, Angola, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South
Africa, Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, Rwanda, Guinea-Bissau, Congo, Ghana, Mali, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Zambia, Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Botswana, Senegal
Impact of OE: OCWC User Feedback Survey II
Source: OCWC Feedback Survey March 2011 - May 2013. Respondents were allowed to select more than one option so percentages add up to more than 100%
More than 50% of respondents are 29 years old or younger. Next Steps: Follow-ups with 1100 respondents who agreed to follow up interviews/survey questions
Impact of OE: OCWC User Feedback Survey III
Source: OCWC Feedback Survey March 2011 - May 2013
• 43 open courses• Initiated in 2008• Current research project (OCWC – FGV
Online) with respondents having completed courses between 2008-2012
• 7671 responses received
Impact of OE: FGV Online’s Open and Free Courses I
http://www5.fgv.br/fgvonline/Cursos/Gratuitos/
Impact of OE: FGV Online’s Open and Free Courses II
Impact of OE: FGV Online’s Open and Free Courses III
Source: OCWC – FGV Online Survey March 2013
Impact of OE: FGV Online’s Open and Free Courses IV
Source: OCWC – FGV Online Survey March 2013
Nearly 50% of respondents have been taking courses for work-related reasons
Impact of OE: FGV Online’s Open and Free Courses V
Source: OCWC – FGV Online Survey March 2013
Impact of OE: FGV Online’s Open and Free Courses VI
Example of self-declaration of learning/participation. Nearly 1,2 million declarations printed to date
Impact of OE: FGV Online’s Open and Free Courses VII
Source: OCWC – FGV Online Survey March 2013
Impact of OE: FGV Online’s Open and Free Courses VIII
Next Steps: Follow-ups with nearly 5000 respondents who agreed to follow up interviews/survey questions
Source: OCWC – FGV Online Survey March 2013
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
Activities of the OpenCourseWare Consortium are generously supported by:
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Sustaining Members of the OCW Consortium:The African Virtual University Delft University of TechnologyFundação Getulio VargasJapan OpenCourseWare ConsortiumJohns Hopkins Bloomburg School of Public HealthKorea OpenCourseWare ConsortiumMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyNetease Information Technology Co.Open UniversiteitTaiwan OpenCourseWare ConsortiumTecnológico de MonterreyTufts UniversityUniversiaUniversidad Politécnica de MadridUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of Michigan
And contributions of member organizations
advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.
www.ocwconsortium.org
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