It’s not surprising. In Canada, learners who complete higher education have much better employment prospects and earn significantly more than… View Article
Digital accessibility, also known as Web Content Accessibility, is about creating digital spaces and content that is accessible to everyone,… View Article
The escalating cost of higher education poses a significant financial burden for students and society. With a focus on textbooks,… View Article
Aaron Sorkin was planning to watch episode one from series five of The West Wing, the famed and successful TV… View Article
“Leaflet” by Liam Costello CC BY 4.0 What is in store for OER24? I gave a glowing review of OER23,… View Article
We are excited to be a part of the OER23 conference committee and to contribute our expertise in climate literacy… View Article
This is a timely book because it is really asking some big questions about what is the whole point of… View Article
This year’s #OER18 conference will take place in Bristol, UK on the 18th-19th April and is of course open to all! OER18 turns the focus on one of the often-cited benefits of ‘open’ – the promise of inclusivity. How do the resources, methods and projects that make up Open Education support making education available to […] View Article
Hannes Niedermeier shares an update on how Kiron Open Higher Education is developing a multi-layered quality assurance model for MOOCs,… View Article
In this blog post, I discuss some aspects of my latest research on next-generation leadership for education for all,… View Article
Webinar programme: OER17 preview. Josie Fraser Thursday 9th March, 12.30-1.30pm (UK) online. OER17 presents an opportunity for open practitioners, activists, educators and policy makers to come together as a community to reflect on The Politics of Open. What are our current key challenges and strengths – locally, nationally, and internationally? What are our priorities […] View Article
The desire to develop open education frontiers has often focussed on improving access geographically to distant students, or to those unable to gain a place in Higher Education, through digital provision. However, these resources often fail to understand the accessibility challenges they raise and what needs to be done to avoid them. The Inclusive Learning […] View Article