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Open(ing up) Education and

OpenupEd MOOCs:

context and perspectives Fred Mulder

Chair EADTU’s OpenupEd Initiative

UNESCO Chair in OER at OUNL

(former Rector OUNL 2000 – 2010)

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Making sense of the MOOCs

European Policy Seminar

organized by ACA/EUA 10 October 2013, Brussels

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! 15

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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Finally (1) How about … a common sense view?

No ‘early adopters’ any more, so not those benefits

‘Exclusivity’ is dissolving with the expansion of #providers

‘Massiveness’ is diluting with the steep increase in #courses

Sky-high expectations are an illusion, wishful thinking …

(e.g. ‘monopoly’ goal of 1 Billion students around the world)

Business models are not yet indisputably sustainable

Still large dynamics,

also in strategies, with all players!

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Finally (2) How about … a complicating view?

> Fundamental struggle (for the OE/OER World) <

> Great uncertainty and doubt (in conventional HE) <

> Historical confrontation (for the OUs) <

> Negatives & Positives <

> MOOCs disruptive? <

Anyway, MOOCs are … a significant change agent

Recommended: Embrace, Employ, Explore ...

an Expedition, not knowing its precise effects

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