OER Universitas explained

Open Educational Resource (OER) Universitas is a collaboration of post-secondary educational institutions and other organisations with the aim of providing opportunities to learn from open educational resources and gain credit at costs lower than traditional degrees.^[1] The conceptual framework underpinning ENGAGEDe in free learning, and receive formal accreditation from participating universities.^[2] It is possible to use OER Universitas partners as an alternative paths to earning a degree ^[3]

Founding Anchor Partners

The founding anchor partners of the OER Universitas are:

• Athabasca University (Canada)
• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (India)
• Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (New Zealand)
• NorthTec (New Zealand)
• Otago Polytechnic (New Zealand)
• Southern New Hampshire University (USA)
• SUNY Empire State College US
• Thompson Rivers University (Canada)
• University of Canterbury (New Zealand)
• University of South Africa (South Africa)
• University of Southern Queensland (Australia)
• University of Wollongong (Australia)
• OER Foundation (non-teaching)
• BCcampus (Canada, non-teaching).^[4]

References

Fostering social inclusion through open educational resources (OER)- Conole, Gráinne; Distance Education33.2 (Aug 2012): p. 131-134.

1. Murphy, Angela (2012) Benchmarking open educational practices in higher education. In: ASCILITE 2012: 29th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education: Future Challenges, Sustainable Futures, 25-28 Nov 2012, Wellington, New Zealand.
2. Taylor, J. C. 2007. Open courseware futures: creating a parallel universe. e-Journal of Instructional Science and Technology (e-JIST), 10(1).
3. Web site: Alternative Ways to Earn Your Degree: Discussing OER University with Rory McGreal. Education-Portal.com. 2014-03-05.
4. Web site: OERu (Open planning pages) - WikiEducator.

External links

• OER universitas web site