open(ing up) education and openuped moocs

Open(ing up) Education

and OpenupEd MOOCs

Fred Mulder Chair EADTU’s OpenupEd Initiative

UNESCO Chair in OER at OUNL

(former Rector OUNL 2000 – 2010)

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2013 EADTU Conference

24 October 2013

Paris (France)

2012 EADTU

Conference

presentation:

my last slide …

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Heading for ‘Opening up Education’,

European OUs should jointly … … seriously consider a transition to become

(the) European OER Universities

… enter the MOOCs world with EU-OU style MOOCs

which will clearly have more added value for learners

than the rather basic US-based MOOCs

Major profiling qualities:

[high-quality learning materials] [for independent learners]

[no rigid schedules] [certification?]

[different languages] [specific European themes]

[………]

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EU: ‘Opening up Education’

> 25/9 launched: Finally but Timely <

> Relevant and Significant <

> Phrasing plus Budget (2014-2020) <

> Broad Scope (DGs CONNECT + EAC) <

Innovative teaching and learning for all through ICT

Reshaping/modernizing EU education through OER

Digital competencies, infrastructures, interoperability

Equity, quality, visibility, licensing, certification

> Concerted effort / integrated approach <

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OuE well-chosen umbrella

Open(ing up) Education (OuE)

seems a subtle change to OE

but is pretty relevant …

> OuE underlines the dynamics and the process <

(there is no fixed model for education over time)

> OuE can adequately accommodate diversity <

(there is no single ideal model for education)

Brings in Nuance

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What’s really new in OuE? Not so much …

> ICT for teaching and learning <

> Equity and Quality <

> Infrastructures <

> Digital competencies <

> Digital content <

But more so …

Open Educational Resources (OER)

& MOOCs being part of O(u)E

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What about Open?

Open Education

Open Learning (1971 OU-UK; other OUs)

Open CourseWare (2001: MIT)

Open Educational Resources (2002: UNESCO)

Open Education (2008: Cape Town Declaration)

Massive Open Online Courses (2011: xMOOCs / 2008:

cMOOCs)

Opening up Education (2013: EU)

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What about Open in OER?

“OER are teaching, learning, and research resources

that reside in the public domain or have been released

under an intellectual property license that permits

their free use and re-purposing by others.

Open educational resources include full courses,

course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos,

tests, software, and any other tools, materials,

or techniques used to support access to knowledge.”

(Hewlett Foundation)

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What about Open in O(u)E?

OER is NOT Open Education …

… 5COE Model ... 3 supply side components Open Educational Resources (OER)

Open Learning Services (OLS)

Open Teaching Efforts (OTE)

2 demand side components Open to Learners’ Needs (OLN)

Open to Employability & Capabilities development (OEC)

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Five Components for Open Education

(5COE) Model

Open

Education

OER

OLS OTE

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OLN OEC Open to

Employability &

Capabilities

development

Open to

Learners’

Needs

Open

Learning

Services

Open

Teaching

Efforts

‘Fingerprints’ in 5COE model

OER

OLS

OTE

OLN

OEC

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0% 100%

Example nr. 1

Institutional profile

(fully converted to OER)

in Open(ing up) Education


OER

OLS

OTE

OLN

OEC

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0% 100%

Example nr. 2


(more traditional, but …)



OER

OLS

OTE

OLN

OEC

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0% 100%

Example nr. 3


(more traditional, but …)


in the FUTURE …


OER

OLS

OTE

OLN

OEC

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0% 100%

Example nr. 4

Typical xMOOC

as positioned



OER

OLS

OTE

OLN

OEC

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0% 100%

Example nr. 5

Typical cMOOC

as positioned



OER

OLS

OTE

OLN

OEC

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0% 100%

Not recommended

to have all sliders

extreme left or

extreme right

… with an exception for OER …


OER

OLS

OTE

OLN

OEC

Indeed 100% OER can be beneficial

and proper in all cases regardless of:

> institutional identity

> learning philosophy

> educational sector

> political context

and … for ALL LEARNERS! 17

0% 100%

Going pan-European …

with OpenupEd MOOCs MOOCs: predominantly US

where it all started as of 2011

and … expanded massively (Coursera, Udacity, edX)

some EU universities have joint US initiatives

platform launches in UK, Australia, Germany, Spain, France

TIME for a European initiative!

nice umbrella: the EC launch ‘Opening up Education’

that’s why OpenupEd is our name

reference to OpenupEd in EC’s ‘Opening up Education’

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OpenupEd MOOCs Launched April 25

Joint press release EADTU & European Commission

European values: Equity, Quality, and Diversity

> Learner at the Centre <

> High-quality Learning Materials <

> Self-study Model <

> Diversity in Language and in Culture <

In Tradition of acclaimed Open Universities model

First and so far only pan-European MOOCs initiative

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OpenupEd partnership (EADTU) At the launch, from the EU:

France, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands,

Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, the UK

Outside the EU, from:

Russia, Turkey, Israel

Planning to join, from the EADTU membership:

Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, France (+1),

Greece, Ireland, Poland (2x), Slovenia, Spain (+1)

Open to other partners: 20 requests worldwide

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OpenupEd courses Around 40 at the start (now 80)

Wide variety in subjects and level

12 Languages

Scheduled or self-paced

20 to 200 hours of study

Recognition options:

certificates of completion/participation, or badges,

or paid for formal credit / ECTS (30 courses)

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OpenupEd common features Openness to learners

Digital openness

Learner-centred approach

Independent learning

Media-supported interaction

Recognition options

Quality focus

Spectrum of diversity

Not meant to be a strict order

but rather to give general guidance

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OpenupEd: some stats

Since April 25:

10.5 million hits (last 4 months stable at 1.2 million)

125.000 unique visitors (30.000 April & May; since June 15.000)

7750 newsletter registrations

Most visits from Spain, Italy, Portugal, US,

and another 35-40 countries with significant numbers of visits

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OpenupEd, a decentralized model …

Institutions themselves are leading

OpenupEd central communication portal,

a referatory to the institutional platforms

Driven by service to learners & society

(rather than by revenue)

Positioned in the public domain (not-for-profit)

(rather than the private sector)

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… but centralized for quality

Branding: commonality in our eight features

Admission conditions

OpenupEd quality label requirement

Continuous monitoring

Research and evaluation

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OpenupEd: six conditions to join

1 Position in national HE structure including QA & Accreditation

2 Institutional endeavour with evidence of QA for the MOOCs

3 Endorsement of the eight common features and

evidence of how these are applied to the MOOCs;

crucial are ‘openness to learners’ & ‘digital openness’

4 OpenupEd MOOC label required at entry & periodical renewal

5 The MOOC operation must be evaluated and monitored;

data and results must be shared within OpenupEd partnership

6 Payment of a moderate annual fee

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OpenupEd: benefits for partners

Strong and distinctive quality brand

Collective exposure beyond national borders

Visibility and marketing potential

Opportunity to join cross-national projects with external funding

Opportunity to engage with the expertise and experience in the

OpenupEd partnership: (i) development of MOOCs (ii) operate

on a partner’s platform (iii) institutional evaluation & monitoring

Annual state-of-the-art meeting (part of EADTU Conference)

Explore further extension of ‘opening up education’ at institution

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OpenupEd: perspective

Growing number of courses and partners

Increase number of learners (almost no marketing so far)

Open to partnering with ‘traditional’ universities

Reach out to open universities in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Sharing expertise in perspective of opening up education for all

Contribute to the EU modernization agenda for HE

Showcase MOOCs can indeed contribute to open education

Indication of growing student enrolments in regular operation

and of increasing institutional prestige

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ICDE Conference + MOOCs event

last week in China / my last slide …

Do we allow our institutions and their good work

for learners and society to be ‘DISRUPTED’?

> RE-ACTIVE strategy <

OR

Do we rediscover our mission and

fully utilize and profile the power of ‘OPEN’?

> PRO-ACTIVE strategy <

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Aftercare / follow-up in China …

Strong feelings of urgency and momentum

since MOOCs are in the heart of the OU mission

Very promising talks with

OU leadership in Africa and Asia on:

> reaching out with OpenupEd to them in a

globally linked and decentralized model

> branding of an alternative MOOCs path in

the ceaselessly frontrunning OU approach

EADTU ‘sisters’ ACDE and AAOU may become engaged

Latin America to be explored …

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www.openuped.eu

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