Principal Investigator Mary Lou Forward
Project Website http://www.ocwconsortium.org/
OpenCourseWare ConsortiumAn OpenCourseWare is a free and open digital publication of high quality educational materials, organized as courses. The OpenCourseWare Consortium is a collaboration of more than 100 higher education institutions and associated organizations from around the world creating a broad and deep body of open educational content using a shared model. The mission of the OpenCourseWare Consortium is to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware.
The Goals of the Consortium are to:
(*) Extend the reach and impact of opencourseware by encouraging the adoption and adaptation of open educational materials around the world. (*) Foster the development of additional opencourseware projects. (*) Ensure the long-term sustainability of opencourseware projects by identifying ways to improve effectiveness and reduce costs.
In order to participate in Consortium activities, institutions must have committed to publishing, under the institution's name, materials from at least 10 courses in a format that meets the agreed-upon definition of an opencourseware. Organizations that do not publish their own content but whose activities further Consortium goals -- such as translation and distribution affiliates -- also participate in Consortium activities.
Membership:
Institutions participating in the Consortium: (1) commit to publish at least 10 courses under the institution’s name in an opencourseware format; and (2) commit resources as available in support of Consortium goals. Organizations that do not publish their own materials, but whose activities further Consortium goals, also participate in Consortium activities.
An OpenCourseWare site...(*) is a free and open digital publication of high quality educational materials, organized as courses. (*) is available for use and adaptation under an open license. (*) does not typically provide certification or access to instructors.