Global sharing. Affordable Learning
Radical openness
A sustainable model to achieve education for all?
Wayne Mackintosh
UNESCO Chair in OER
Open Education Resource Foundation
A thought experiment?
Is it possible for an institution to offer online courses to support 10,000 learners for the cost of a weekly meal for 2?
Droplet
+
=
US$36.00
per month
US$39.68
per month
Wimpy Burger Combo
+
=
R76.90
R76.90
R153.80
per week
R615.20
per month
Nurturing sustainable futures
There is no form of educational delivery more cost-effective, scalable and sustainable than open education
Context
OER Foundation
Smart philanthropy
How does OERu work?
Gears by Pexels dedicated to the Public Domain under Creative Commons CC0
Unsatisfied demand for HE
Majority of SA youth will not have the privilege of access to HE
Feesmustfall by Tony Carr licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommericial 2.0 Generic
OERu concept
Free learning & certification
Graduation by paseidon dedicated to the public domain under Creative Commons CC0
OERu micro-courses
2019 Commonwealth of Learning Award for Excellence in Distance Education Materials
Learning complex skills
Can you learn to ride a bike by reading a book?
Child learning to ride a bike by Rob Bertholf, CC-BY
OERu learning environment
Course web site
Distributed interaction tools
Live course feed
OERu's open source NGDLE
Authoring and publishing technology
Author on WikiEducator
Outline of wiki pages
Publish course web site
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From vision to reality
Many higher education institutions believe in expanding affordable access to learning through their community service missions, but what may be difficult for institutions to deliver individually becomes possible through active participation in the OERu network.
Seagull sky flight by maleifl dedicated to the public domain under Creative Commons CC0
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OERu.org
