Author: Christian M. Stracke

Appointment as ICDE Chair in OER

Appointment as ICDE Chair in OER

Christian M. Stracke

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 of my activities and achievements for Open Education. For the past 2 years, I have been working as Associate Professor for Open Education in the Open University’s Welten Institute.

Throughout my career, I have started many successful international projects to open up education and to facilitate and improve the application and impact of Open Education. The main focus of my work is on the quality of Open Education. I set-up and coordinate MOOQ, a European Alliance for the Quality of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) which aims to foster and improve the quality in Open Learning and Education particularly in MOOCs

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Siberia is melting for Open Education

Siberia is melting for Open Education

Christian M. Stracke

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 degrees in summer and -45 degrees in winter) and extraordinary passion for Open Education that I had not expected.

Overall it was a unique experience in the Republic of Sakha (formerly called Yakutia) that I do not want to miss! I was impressed by the very kind hospitality and strong focus on educational innovations that were presented during the four-day congress. And in meetings with the government as well in many personal talks with the Minister of Education Prof. Dr. Feodosia Gabysheva (left on the photo) I could feel their dedication for opening-up education in Siberia. Together with Dr. David Atchoarena, UNESCO Director for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems (middle), we enjoyed an exciting event including 100 booths on the main Lenin Square of Yakutsk and a concluding boat trip to the UNESCO world heritage Lena pillars (photo taken on their top). And I have learned that the congress with more 3,000 participants in more than 200 events is just the starting point for a long-term and sustainable support to Open Schools and Education.

Here you can find the full description how Siberia is melting for Open Education.

And here is my keynote presentation at slideshare with open licence.

MOOQ survey on Quality of MOOCs launched

Christian M. Stracke

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 learning for all!

Thank you very much for your feedback!

 

The MOOQ survey on the quality of MOOCs will be launched and presented at EDEN Conference 2016 in Budapest:

You are kindly invited to share the following links and invite your colleagues and friends:

http://mooc-quality.eu/mooq-survey-on-quality-of-moocs-launched

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mooq-survey-quality-moocs-launched-eden16-christian-m-stracke

MOOQ and MOOCs at EDEN Conference

MOOQ and MOOCs at EDEN Conference

Christian M. Stracke
eden conference 2016

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 support the debate together with my colleagues:

The presentation of my paper “MOOCs are dead!” will take place in the session D3 on Thursday, 16th of June (from 11:30 to 13:00), you are most welcome to join the discussion!

In addition I will introduce MOOQ, our ambitious European initiative for comparing and improving the quality of MOOCs: The MOOQ presentation will take place on in the synergy session B5 on Wednesday, 15th of June (from 14:20 to 15:50).

Another speech will demonstrate the interim results of EBE-EUSMOSI, the initiative for evidence-based school education, and in particular the new assessment instrument on inclusion: It will take place in the synergy session F4 on Friday, 17th of June (from 09:00 to 10:30).

And I will also introduce the new European research consortium PBL 3.0 for combining learning analytics and semantics in problem-based learning in the same session F4 on Friday, 17th of June (from 09:00 to 10:30).

Finally my colleagues Francis and Olga are organizing the EMMA workshop as a bootcamp on MOOC Assessment for Learning in Practice: You are most welcome to join the session B6 on Wednesday, 15th of June (from 14:20 to 15:50).

MOOQ and MOOCs at EDEN Conference 2016 in Budapest: We are looking forward to meeting all colleagues, experts and practitioners and continuing our cooperation!

Keynote on Open Learning at International IEEE EDUCON in Abu Dhabi

Keynote on Open Learning at International IEEE EDUCON in Abu Dhabi

Christian M. Stracke

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 taking place from 10th to 13th of April 2016 in Abu Dhabi.

My questions of the keynote on open learning will be: What is Open Education? Why do we need to change education? How can we collaborate and share our methodologies and resources for mutual benefits?

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MOOQ: Successful Kick-Off at OUNL

MOOQ: Successful Kick-Off at OUNL

Christian M. Stracke

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 could define the vision, the mission and first MOOQ activities.

The vision of MOOQ is to foster quality in MOOCs leading to a new era of learning experiences.

MOOQ’s mission is to develop a quality reference framework for the adoption, the design, the delivery and the evaluation of MOOCs in order to empower MOOC providers for the benefit of the learners.

To improve the quality of MOOCs and to enhance the unique digital market in Europe, MOOQ will lead to new Q-generation of MOOCs that will be designed, organized and tested as qMOOCs. This will be done in close collaboration with all interested partners and stakeholders in Europe and beyond.

A first MOOQ website is already published.

MOOQ promises: We will make MOOCs better!

MOOQ is starting to improve the Quality of MOOCs!

Christian M. Stracke

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 that the Welten Institute is cooperating with the Hellenic Open University, the National Quality Infrastructure System of Greece, the Portuguese Open University of Lisbon, and the French Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon. Together we will improve MOOCs and develop a quality reference framework for their design and comparison.

We are looking forward to collaborate with all interested stakeholders and expert!

ICORE Workshop at ICDE Global Conference 2015

Christian M. Stracke

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 years of the 20th century.

As a first step, ICORE facilitates a Pre-Conference Workshop at 26th ICDE World Conference 2015 on Tuesday, 13th October 2015 in South Africa. This ICORE Workshop debates Open Research and Open Education and their potential and impact in the societies worldwide with special focus on re-establishing openness as default.

You are most welcome to join the debate!

Hello world! My first day at OUNL

Christian M. Stracke

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 attending the Open Discovery Space (ODS) meeting and discussion about our future sustainability and organization.

I hope that you will like my blog about opening up education by learning innovations for a better world and our future society.

Looking forward to our further exchange and cooperation on open learning!