The new publication released within the UNESCO IITE project on OER in non-English-speaking countries was intended to shed light on the current state of advancement of OER in Kenya. It… Read more Сurrent state of advancement of OER in Kenya
The monograph “Open Educational Resources: Policy, Costs, Transformation” is out of press. It was published in English in 2016 by UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning. The chapter “Open Access to Educational Resources Through Federal Portals and OER in Russia” was co-authored by Dr. Svetlana Knyazeva (UNESCO IITE), and Mr. Alexey Sigalov. Read more UNESCO IITE article on OER in Russia
A policy brief “Open Educational Resources in Your Own Language, in Your Way” produced by the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) in the framework of the project… Read more Open Educational Resources in Your Own Language, in Your Way
Over a period of four years from 2010 to 2014, the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education has commissioned from international experts a series of policy briefs that —… Read more Technologies in Higher Education: Mapping the Terrain
As societies move towards increasing openness, higher education is also showing increasing interest in and commitment to releasing information and knowledge. This paper describes some of the common ways in… Read more How Openness Impacts on Higher Education
A new publication "Open Educational Resources in France: Overview, Perspectives and Recommendations" (authored by SophieTouzé, researcher of the University of Lyon) was released in the framework of the UNESCO IITE… Read more French version of the publication “OER in France” has been released
A new publication “Open Educational Resources in France: Overview, Perspectives and Recommendations” (authored by SophieTouzé, researcher of the University of Lyon) was released in English and in French in the… Read more Open Educational Resources in France: Overview, Perspectives and Recommendations
The International Conference Open Educational Resources and Digital Education was organized on 23-24 June 2014 in Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic) by the Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan and the International Public Foundation"Initiative of Roza Otunbayeva". Read more UNESCO IITE at the Conference Open Educational Resources and Digital Education
Open educational resources (OER) are materials used to support education that may be freely accessed, reused, modified and shared. These Guidelines outline key issues and make suggestions for integrating OER… Read more Guidelines for Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education
A new country report on Open Educational Resources in Poland has been published by UNESCO IITE. The authors Kamil Sliwowski and Karolina Grodecka describe the national educational policy and the… Read more Open Educational Resources in Poland: Challenges and Opportunities
The New York Times labeled 2012 ‘The Year of the MOOC’. Less than 24 months after the launch of the first massive open online course (MOOC) at Stanford University and… Read more Introduction to MOOCs: Avalanche, Illusion or Augmentation?
A new survey “Educational Portals and Open Educational Resources in the Russian Federation” (authors: Alexey Sigalov and Alexey Skuratov) has been published by IITE. The book provides an up-to-date survey… Read more Educational Portals and Open Educational Resources in the Russian Federation