IDEALISTS VS REALISTS ON THE FUTURE OF OER : OER is HOPE

Tian BelawatiRector, Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia

President, The International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)

UNESCO OER World CongressParis, 22 June 2012

67 million children & 74 million adolescents are out of school

793 million lack basic literacy skills

100 – 150 million new places for HE are needed before 2025

The educational system needs reinvention

&Openness is a key opportunity for that

Even an idealist cannot do the

job for you

Supporting OER is the best investment you can make,

now.

What does a favorable framework mean?

Commitment to public funding for OERRemoval of all hinders for utilizing OER

Incentives for Universities to network on OER

Openness in learning means hope. OER means hope.

Thank you