Open Learning Network

With a higher education population of 25 million, China presents an unprecedented potential user base and unique opportunity for Open Educational Resource initiatives. In both the Research Project and Community Groups on OERs in China we aim to explore, investigate and discuss the following issues:

1. To explore ways to enhance quality and increase access in OER initiatives in China

2. To build multi-lateral flows between OER projects on scholarship, content and effective practices for scaling educational opportunity and excellence

3. To achieve a better understanding of the educational system and the role of OERs in China

4. To enable current OER initiatives to meet their objectives by providing experiences and know-how in China

5. To explore ways of making projects sustainable through the integration of OERs into the wider objective of educational projects and weaving OERs into the fundamental structure of the educational system.