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Education is fundamental.
Education is sharing.
Open Education starts with an idea:
Open Education
Terms Open Educational Resources
OpenCourseWareOpen Educational Practice
Open Textbooks
= Free and Open
Free no cost
OpenNo cost +
permission to change
By Adam Bartlett http://www.flickr.com/photos/atbartlett/2432704579/
By Sean MacEntee http://www.flickr.com/photos/smemon/4518528819/
Who we are
www.ocwconsortium.org
Why Open Education?
Shifting Global Realities
Shifting Global Realities:
Population and demand for education
Percentage of population <15
Current global capacity
in higher educationis not sufficient
for present or future
demand
By James Cridland http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/613445810
Shifting Global Realities:
Information Age
http://www.flickr.com/photos/powi/2403585007/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/londonmatt/3934882164/
Resources can come from everywhereInteractivity and learning support can come
from anywhere
Shifting Global Realities:
Globalization
300+ institutions and organizations worldwide
Pan-African
Shifting Global Realities:
Education is expensive
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ubclibrary/453351638/
Free no cost
OpenNo cost +
permission to change
By Adam Bartlett http://www.flickr.com/photos/atbartlett/2432704579/
By Sean MacEntee http://www.flickr.com/photos/smemon/4518528819/
Shifting Global Realities:
Uneven ICT infrastructure
Can make OERs print and still be cost effective – US $5.23 for 220 page open textbook printed
Goal of OER is to improve access to high quality education and facilitate improvements in teaching and learning
By Opensourseway http://www.flickr.com/photos/usaid_images/6462458071/
However…
Technology is rapidly changing and impacting daily life across sectors
and socio-economic indicators
From nothing to biggest money transfer system in Kenya in 5
years
Source: http://www.opensourceopinion.com/?p=1226
Impacting broad swath of society
Transformative change
Source: technology.cgap.org
How can we support you?
Create networks for support of projects
Help finding international collaborators
Increase visibility of your universities, professors and diversity of educational and social contexts
www.ocwconsortium.org
We need your participationWe invite you to join us
www.ocwconsortium.org