European Distance Learning Week: The context: Open Education in Europe today and tomorrow

Joint Research Centrethe European Commission's

in-house science service

Open Education

in Europe today

and tomorrow

EDEN

European Distance

Learning Week

Andreia Inamorato dos Santos

Yves Punie

@aisantos @yves999

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Open Education is in Europe's Agenda

The framework was designed to support higher educationinstitutions in Europe to make strategic decisions on openeducation. It is a hands-on tool created by the OpenEdu Project asa response to the European Commission's Communication'Opening up Education: Innovative teaching and learning for allthrough newTechnologies andOpen Educational Resources'

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A mode of realising education, often enabled bydigital technologies, aiming to widen access andparticipation to everyone by removing barriersand making learning accessible, abundant, andcustomisable for all. It offers multiple ways ofteaching and learning, building and sharingknowledge, as well as a variety of access routesto formal and non-formal education, bridgingthem.

What is open education?

Source: JRC IPTS Report: Opening up Education: a

support framework for higher education institutions.

(JRC, 2016 )

OpenCases OpenCred MoocknowledgeOpenSurvey

OpenEdu Project

OpenEdu Framework

90+ stakeholders consulted

9 case studies 4 case studies 5 countries survey of learners

OpenEdu supports the 2013 Communication ' Opening up Education: Innovative Teaching and Learning

for all through New Technologies and Open Educational Resources

Tool:

OpenEdu Framework

in-house

research

Final

Report

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Important facts from survey results

On a survey of 5 countries, 23% of universities claimed to have had financial

benefits with OE (e.g. more student reach and enrollment, external fund or

small income)

51.4 % of universities argue to use OER and 35.2% to develop and offer

OER

42.5% of universities offer MOOCs as part of the instituion's education

strategy but the majority (57.5%) do not

32.2% have a policy or mission statement on open education

Collaboration in MOOC recognition: 41.4 % national and 3.9% cross-border

Source: Castaño-Muñoz, J., Punie, Y., Inamorato dos Santos, A., Mitic, M., Morais, R. (2016) How are higher

education institutions dealing with openness? A survey of practices, beliefs and strategies in 5 European countries.

JRC, European Commission

Countries involved in this representative survey: France, Germany, Poland, Spain and UK

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The lack of transparency and strategy

makes collaboration opportunities less

visible

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JRC-IPTS OpenEdu framework on behalf

of DG EAC

The framework was designed to support higher educationinstitutions in Europe to make strategic decisions on openeducation.

It is a hands-on tool created by the OpenEdu Project as aresponse to the European Commission's Communication'Opening up Education: Innovative teaching and learning for allthrough newTechnologies andOpen Educational Resources'

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Source: Inamorato dos Santos, A., Punie, Y., Castaño-Muñoz, J. (2016) Opening up education: a support framework for highereducation institutions

Opening up education framework

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What does the framework look like?

For each dimension of open education, the framework brings:

√ Dimension definition

√ Rationale

√ Components

√ descriptors

• Dimensions:

• 6 core: access, content, pedagogy, recognition, collaboration, technology, research

• 4 transversal: strategy, leadership, technology, quality

Opening up education strategic

planning template

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Multiple ways of dealing with OE

.

The university can choose

to work with all dimensions or a

selection

The framework is dynamic and always

evolving

The university

can add

descriptors and

practices to

customise the

framework

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How should I/my institution use the framework?

The framework targets decision makers in universities, and anyone who can propose practices and policies

3. Open

Education

strategy

development

1. Open

Education audit

and staff

engagement

2. Framework

as tool to

develop insight,

inspire vision

and develop

new

perspectives

and ideas

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Content dimension - sample

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Strategic Planning Template at the end of the report

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https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/open-education/publications

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Thank you

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https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/open-education