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WHO WE AREThe Open Education Consortium envisions a world where everyone,
everywhere has access to the education they need to build their futures.
We seek to instill openness as a feature of education around the world,
allowing greatly expanded access to education while providing a shared
body of knowledge upon which innovative and effective approaches to
today’s social problems can be built. We are a worldwide community of
hundreds of higher education institutions and associated organizations
committed to advancing open education and its impact on individuals,
institutions and societies. The Open Education Consortium realizes change
by leveraging its sources of expert opinion, its global network and its position
as the principal voice of open education.
WHAT IS OPEN EDUCATION?Open education encompasses resources, tools and practices that employ
a framework of open sharing to improve educational access and
effectiveness worldwide. Open Education combines the traditions of
knowledge sharing and creation with 21st century technology to create a
vast pool of openly shared educational resources, while harnessing today’s
collaborative spirit to develop educational approaches that are more
responsive to learners’ needs.
1 | OPEN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM PROSPECTUS
Board of Directors
Mary Burgess - BC CAMPUS, CANADA
Larry Cooperman - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, USA
Bakary Diallo - AFRICAN VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY, KENYA
Mary Lou Forward - OPEN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM, USA
James Glapa-Grossklag - COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONSORTIUM FOR OER, USA
Mike Keppell - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Murilo Matos Mendonca - UNISUL - UNIVERSIDADE DO SUL DE SANTA CATARINA, BRAZIL
Sorel Reisman - MERLOT, USA
Haruo Takemura - JAPAN OCW CONSORTIUM, JAPAN
Willem van Valkenburg - DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, NETHERLANDS
Sophie Touzé VetAgro Sup - CAMPUS VÉTÉRINAIRE DE LYON, FRANCE
Shih-Chung Kang - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAIWAN, TAIWAN
SPOTLIGHT: ENERSA HAITIEntrepreneurs Jean-Ronel Noel and Alex Georges are
working to bring renewable energy to communities
throughout Haiti. Through their company, Enersa
(enersahaiti.com) they planned to create solar panels to
serve the needs of their country, but in their research and
development process, they required guidance in electrical
engineering. Noel found the materials he needed
on MIT OpenCourseWare.
Through Enersa, open educational resources touch lives
well beyond Noel’s and Georges’. Enersa employs 18
full-time solar technicians drawn from the communities
they serve, and Enersa’s products affect the daily
lives of thousands of Haitians. Enersa produces residential
and commercial solar systems and solar chargers for
smaller items such as cell phones and lamps, but their
signature product is a solar street lamp. In just two and a
half years, they have installed more than 500 of these in 58
cities and remote villages in Haiti. Enersa’s work has been
supported by the non-profit Appropriate Infrastructure
Development Group (AIDG).
ADAPTED FROM MIT OPENCOURSEWARE (OCW.MIT.EDU)
OPEN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM PROSPECTUS | 2
“ It was much better than any other information I found on the Internet, since the other sites were written by electronics experts who assumed that it would be read by other experts…MIT OpenCourseWare was different because it explained things step by step. Using the [open educational resources] saved us a lot of time and money.”
Sustaining Members
The NeedEducation is an essential tool for individuals and society to solve the challenges of the
present and seize the opportunities of the future. However, the present provision of
education is limited by capacity; consequently, this resource is available to the few,
not the many.
The digital revolution offers a potential solution to these limitations, giving a global audience
unprecedented access to free, open and high-quality educational resources. More and
more institutions, governments, educators and learners are turning to open education as a
means to share and gain knowledge. To realize the full potential of open education, there’s
a strong need for global coordination to disseminate information and best practices, ensure
efficient and practical delivery for users and content providers and demonstrate impact
across sectors.
THE OPEN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM THEORY OF CHANGE
3 | OPEN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM PROSPECTUS
OPEN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM
ADVOCACY & AWARENESS
CURATED RESOURCES
TOOLS & SUPPORT
COLLABORATIVE NETWORK
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND EXPERTS ALL OVER THE WORLD; UNCOORDINATED
AND WIDELY DISPERSED
Our Intended ImpactThe Open Education Consortium will integrate educational resources, tools, technologies,
and curated content to create a robust global open learning network of educational
institutions, learners, educators and other stakeholders. This will allow for efficient and clear
channels for collaboration and access for both producers and users of open educational
resources, thereby accelerating educational and social gains.
OPEN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM PROSPECTUS | 4
FACILITATED COLLABORATION AMONG OPEN EDUCATION SUPPORTERS
OPEN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM
ACCESSIBLE, CENTRAL PORTAL FOR CURATED OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
COORDINATED, GLOBAL MOVEMENTADVOCACY & AWARENESS
CURATED RESOURCES
TOOLS & SUPPORT
COLLABORATIVE NETWORK
Collaborative NetworkAccess to web platform for information-
sharing and collaboration,priority access
to discussion boards, and discounted
conference registration fees.
Tools & SupportMember discounts on Consortium
presentations and webinars,
technical assistance and advising to
assist members in advocating for and
implementing open educational
resource usage at their institutions.
Advocacy & AwarenessOpportunity to contribute to building
awareness of the open education
movement and ability to join select
Consortium meetings with governmental
bodies and other influential stakeholders.
Curated ResourcesIncreased exposure and usage of content
through the Consortium’s curated
collections.
Membership Benefits For members, the Consortium marshals broad expertise regarding the ongoing development
of open education projects, and connects its members with an even broader network of
open education resources and practitioners. In other words, the Open Education Consortium
is an ideal meeting place for people wanting to understand and make contributions to the
development of open education worldwide.
Our members enjoy access to:
� Support from the Consortium’s network of experts
� Opportunities for international collaborations on numerous open education projects
� Participation in meetings, webinars and conferences focused on open education
Our members benefit from international recognition and exposure of their open education
projects through the Consortium’s website and through shared media exposure, both
of which can direct and increase traffic to your open education projects and your
organization. Benefits for members are summarized below:
5 | OPEN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM PROSPECTUS5 | OPEN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM PROSPECTUS
After graduating with a Master’s degree in chemical and
biochemical engineering in Denmark, Ankit returned to
India to determine his next steps. He had a strong technical
background with some unique skills gained through his
participation in extracurricular activities and handling his
family business. He realized the need to combine his skills
to solve the complex problems that are regularly faced
by businesses and organizations in today’s day-to-day
environment. Recognizing that a formal management
education was not feasible due to both financial and
logistical reasons, Ankit turned to the Open Education
Consortium. Over the course of two years, Ankit designed his
own interdisciplinary program in international management,
taking more than 20 courses from various universities through
the Open Education Consortium and from various MOOC
providers. He is well on his way to becoming a global
manager and leader of the 21st century.
“Thank you, Open Education Consortium, [for helping me to exceed]
my own expectations, to push myself to the limit and for providing quality
education. I was ambitious [and] determined to work on my vision but it was not possible without your support.
Accept my sincere gratitude to all the universities, teachers and every
other member of the Open Education Consortium, who have significantly
contributed to my efforts.
SPOTLIGHT: ANKIT’S STORY
It was really great for us to join this network of 300 universities worldwide all having in common the will to innovate in education.”
Anka Mulder VICE-PRESIDENT FOR EDUCATION & OPERATIONS,
TU DELFT, THE NETHERLANDST
“
[The Open Education Consortium is] the hub of the global network of institutions that make their courses available through open education resources.”
Open Education Consortium Member
“
OPEN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES
OPEN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM PROSPECTUS | 6
Access the members forum to discuss policy
development, find ways open educational
resources are used at institutions, learn more
about open licensing and post questions
Participate in Open Education Week,
the annual, global event to promote
open education and its impact.
Discover new projects in our case study library.
Attend or present at the annual
Open Education Global Conference.
Join the open education professional directory.
Find other professionals in your region
and across the world.
Learn about effective implementation
strategies, innovative thinking and new
developments through our webinar series.
JOIN TODAYThe education landscape is rapidly changing as a result of the digital
revolution. Education is becoming increasingly global, accessible,
and interconnected. The Open Education Consortium is at the forefront
of this movement as a truly global network for open education.
You want to be part of this conversation. Join today and help shape
the future of education.
For more information and to become a member, visit www.oeconsortium.org/members/.
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE GLOBAL
Members
30,000+COURSES
40COUNTRIES
280+ ORGANIZATIONS
29 LANGUAGES
Founded 2008 | Current Budget: $707K (2013)
Mary Lou Forward, Executive Director
+1 802-347-1373 | [email protected]
www.oeconsortium.org