Open Learning Network

needs content which explains OLnet for policymakers

 Mainstreaming Open Educational Practice

 UNESCO Joint policy forum of the OPAL and CONCEDE Projects

Key messages from the event on 14 Nov 2011:

The JISC Open Educational Resources Programme OER impact study is now available from http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/oer2/oerimpact.aspx.  The report investigates the impact of Open Educational Resources (OER) use on teaching and learning and draws on literature surveys, interviews, focus groups and workshop data to identify the pedagogic, attitudinal, logistical and strategic factors conducive to uptake and sustained use of OER.

Open Educational Resources have grown in importance over the past decade in China, with synergies to the international OER movement and strong social and cultural links within the Chinese educational community. A case study is presented of the development of the National Courses of Excellence program launched by the Ministry of Education and adopted by educational institutions across China.