Towards Open Higher Education 2030

Christine RedeckerJonatan Castaño Muñoz

Andreia Inamorato dos SantosYves Punie

JRC Institute for Prospective Technological Studies

Open Education Week,

10-15 March 2014

The MOOC hype cycle

A very slow tsunami: projection of the Hype Cycle for MOOCs by Jonathan Tapson, University of Western Sydney http://pandodaily.com/2013/09/13/moocs-and-the-gartner-hype-cycle-a-very-slow-tsunami/

We are here

& technological revolutions

Peak of

inflated expectations

Trough of Disillusionment

Technology trigger

Slope of Enlightenmen

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Plateau of Productivity

In this situation we should "move policy thinking (…) towards actively shaping market conditions to enable the full flourishing of the newly installed technological potential into what can be a sustainable global golden age" Carlota Perez (referring to the financial crisis)

IPTS research

Scenarios for Open Education

2030

Framework of institutional strategies for

openness (post-secondary

education)

Higher Education

School Education

Adult Learning

Recognitionschemes

Business models

Guidelines for HE institutions

Empirical evidence on

learning with MOOCs

(learner survey)

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http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/openeducation2030/

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Guided discovery Self-guided discovery

Guided journey Self-guided journey

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A global open research arena enables anybody to engage in research

Universities play a key role: → as research hubs

Guided discovery Self-guided discovery

Guided journey Self-guided journey

Networked knowledge

Lab-based research

Distributed knowledge

Open research area

citizen science

Fit for successStudying towards a

degree

My career pathCareer

development Universities play a key role:→ As educational content

providers→ For certification and

accreditation

Universities play a key role:→ As professional training

providers→ As educational content

providers

MOOCs MOOCs

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Networked knowledge

Fit for success

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Certification

AssessmentOER/OCW/MOOCs

Open data/publishing

Research

Guidance

Certification

Assessment

OER/OCW/MOOCs

Open data/publishing

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AssessmentOER/OCW/MOOCs

Open data/publishing

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Fit for successMy career pathNetworked knowledgeDistributed knowledge

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Open data/publishing

Research

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Fit for successMy career pathNetworked knowledgeDistributed knowledge

Course providersFocus on OER/OCW/ MOOCs

ConnectorsFocus on linking learners with providers

Learning hubsFocus on guidance

Research hubsFocus on research

Test centresFocus on validating

competences

Certification bodies

Focus on awarding qualifications

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• Thank you very much for your attention!

• Christine Redecker

• Christine.Redecker@ec.europa.eu

• http://is.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pages/EAP/eLearning.html• http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/openeducation2030/