Education is fundamental.

Education is sharing.

Open Education starts with an idea:

Open Education

Terms Open Educational Resources

OpenCourseWareOpen Educational Practice

Open Textbooks

= Free and Open

Free no cost

OpenNo cost +

permission to change

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Who we are

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Why Open Education?

Shifting Global Realities

Shifting Global Realities:

Population and demand for education

Percentage of population <15

Current global capacity

in higher educationis not sufficient

for present or future

demand

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Shifting Global Realities:

Information Age

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Resources can come from everywhereInteractivity and learning support can come

from anywhere

Shifting Global Realities:

Globalization

300+ institutions and organizations worldwide

Pan-African

Shifting Global Realities:

Education is expensive

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Free no cost

OpenNo cost +

permission to change

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Shifting Global Realities:

Uneven ICT infrastructure

Can make OERs print and still be cost effective – US $5.23 for 220 page open textbook printed

Goal of OER is to improve access to high quality education and facilitate improvements in teaching and learning

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However…

Technology is rapidly changing and impacting daily life across sectors

and socio-economic indicators

From nothing to biggest money transfer system in Kenya in 5

years

Source: http://www.opensourceopinion.com/?p=1226

Impacting broad swath of society

Transformative change

Source: technology.cgap.org

How can we support you?

Create networks for support of projects

Help finding international collaborators

Increase visibility of your universities, professors and diversity of educational and social contexts

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We need your participationWe invite you to join us

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