On 25th of November 2019, the 40th General Conference of UNESCO has adopted the UNESCO OER Recommendation after four years of hard work! That is a huge and unique milestone for Open Learning and Education that cannot be overestimated in
My comments for UNESCO Call on OER Recommendations
As already mentioned in my earlier post, UNESCO has published the OER Recommendations in a first public version. Attached my comments on the Open Call for Contributions to collect comments on the OER Recommendations by UNESCO that I have submitted
UNESCO OER Recommendations Call
UNESCO has published the OER Recommendations in a first public version. The long-term aim is the approval as official international UN recommendations by the United Nations in the global plenary 2019. That would be a milestone for our global OER
Appointment as ICDE Chair in OER
The International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) has appointed me as ICDE Chair in Open Educational Resources (OER). This appointment from such a leading international association is a great honour which I am delighted to accept in recognition
Siberia is melting for Open Education
I was very honoured to hold the keynote at the International Lensky Education Forum in Yakutsk: It was my first trip to Siberia and I was very curious what I could discover. I explored an unknown world with extremes (+40
MOOQ survey on Quality of MOOCs launched
The MOOQ survey on quality of MOOCs launched today Join our survey, it takes only 10 minutes: http://goo.gl/forms/dsjqwDl6jZ5iOmZx2 Please share your experiences and expectations with us and all interested MOOC learners and designers! Let us improve future MOOCs for better
MOOQ and MOOCs at EDEN Conference
MOOCs are dead! Long live MOOCs! One provocative paper presentation at the European EDEN Conference 2016 among many other activities on MOOCs. This year, EDEN 2016 has a strong focus on MOOCs and I’m very pleased to heavily contribute and
Keynote on Open Learning at International IEEE EDUCON in Abu Dhabi
I’m pleased to be invited and deliver the keynote on Open Learning at the International IEEE EDUCON Conference 2016: I will speak about “Open Learning for Smart Education: Open educational policies, strategies and access for all”. This year EDUCON is
MOOQ: Successful Kick-Off at OUNL
MOOQ is the European Alliance for Quality of Massive Open Online Courses, called MOOCs. Yesterday and today, I was pleased as MOOQ coordinator to welcome all partners at the OUNL in Heerlen. The MOOQ kick-off meeting was extremely successful: We
MOOQ is starting to improve the Quality of MOOCs!
MOOQ is a new European initiative supported by the European Commission: Today, MOOQ is starting to improve the quality of MOOCs. MOOQ is the European Alliance for Quality of Massive Open Online Courses (called MOOCs). As the coordinator, I’m happy