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
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
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 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
ICORE Workshop at ICDE Global Conference 2015
Currently, ICORE, the International Community for Open Research and Education, is inviting all interested citizens and organizations worldwide. The vision and overall objective is the launch of a global joint initiative to re-establish openness as default as in the 60ies
Hello world! My first day at OUNL
This is my first post here: It is my first day working for the Open University of the Netherlands (OUNL). 1st of April 2015 – not a joke. And actually I’m not at the OUNL in Heerlen but in Brussels