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.

1. Open Sharing, Global Benefits
The 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, Namibia
igorlesko@ocwconsortium.org
Twitter: @igor_lesko
Unless otherwise noted, the presentation “Opening Up – Enabling Innovation and New Ways of Learning
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2. 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

3. http://www.ocwconsortium.org/

4. 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.

5. Nearly 300 institutions and
organizations worldwide supporting
open sharing in education
OCWC Members present in 49 different countries

6. 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/

8. Open Education Ecosystem I
OER
OCW
OA OSS
Open
Data
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All rights reserved NO rights reserved
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Some rights reserved
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OEP
Open
Policy
Open
Text
books
Open
SCS
Open
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9. Open Education Ecosystem II
Networked Communities
http://openstudy.com/

10. Open Education Ecosystem III
Validating
learning
through OE
Certific
ates
Credits
Badges
http://www.oer-europe.net/
http://www.fgv.br/fgvonline
https://p2pu.org/en/
Learning = expression of
capacity recognized by
community
Learning ≠ possession of a
collection of facts*
*http://www.slideshare.net/Downes/20
13-05-25-couros-course2013
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11. Open Education Ecosystem IV
How about Massive Open Online Courses
(MOOCs)?
Author: Mathieu Plourde: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MOOC_poster_mathplourde.jpg

12. Why Open Education? I
By Jacob Anikulapo (CCBY-NC-SA)
By USAID_IMAGES (CCBY-NC)
Education is a Fundamental Right, not a Privilege!

13. 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

14. 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)

15. 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)

16. Open Education and Policy Initiatives I
Paris OER Declaration: Urging governments to openly license publicly funded educational
materials: http://goo.gl/OVHiF

17. Open Education and Policy Initiatives II
OECD Policy implications in relation to expanding OER initiatives: http://goo.gl/44G4T

18. 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

19. 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/

20. 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

21. Documenting Policy Initiatives
Examples of open policies: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/OER_Policy_Registry

22. 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

23. 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

24. Open Education: Showcases of Initiatives and
Impact II
Search for courses: http://www.ocwconsortium.org/en/courses

25. Open Education: Showcases of Initiatives and
Impact III
http://www.ocwconsortium.org/en/courses

26. 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/

27. 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

28. 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/

29. Open Education: Showcases of Initiatives and
Impact VII
University of South Africa: http://goo.gl/s7Zqo
Anchor 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

30. 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_edu
cators
http://connect.downes.ca/archive/08/09_15_thed
m

31. 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)

32. 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!!!

33. 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

34. • 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%

35. 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

36. • 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

37. http://www5.fgv.br/fgvonline/Cursos/Gratuitos/
Impact of OE: FGV Online’s Open and Free
Courses II

38. Impact of OE: FGV Online’s Open and Free
Courses III
Source: OCWC – FGV Online Survey March 2013

39. 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

40. Impact of OE: FGV Online’s Open and Free
Courses V
Source: OCWC – FGV Online Survey March 2013

41. 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

42. Impact of OE: FGV Online’s Open and Free
Courses VII
Source: OCWC – FGV Online Survey March 2013

43. 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

44. 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 Technology
Fundação Getulio Vargas
Japan OpenCourseWare Consortium
Johns Hopkins Bloomburg School of Public Health
Korea OpenCourseWare Consortium
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Netease Information Technology Co.
Open Universiteit
Taiwan OpenCourseWare Consortium
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Tufts University
Universia
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
University of California, Irvine
University of Michigan
And contributions of member organizations

45. advancing formal and informal learning through the
worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality
education materials organized as courses.
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