Open Education Resource universitas
A global network for sustainable education
Wayne Mackintosh
UNESCO / ICDE Chair in OER
OER Foundation
Nurturing sustainable futures
There is no form of educational delivery more cost-effective, scalable and sustainable than open education
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100 Million additional places by 2025
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But what if ...
Institutions assembled only 2 courses from OER
Agreed to provide assessment services for formal credit?
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OERu micro-courses
2019 Commonwealth of Learning Award for Excellence in Distance Education Materials
See announcement on microcredentials by New Zealand Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills & Employment
Micro-credentials for credit
Role of the project manager
Initiating a project
Planning a project
Executing and closing a project
Introduction to project management
CertHE Business
Transcript credit
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Open badges for micro-courses
Free
Free
Fee for service
Formal credit
OERu qualifications
New participant survey (n=2079)
Do you intend to aqcuire a micro-credential for this course?
Text
Yes - 46%
Possibly - 34%
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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.
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