Open educational practices in the Netherlands 2011
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The Open University of the Netherlands has adopted several open educational practices and initiatives since 2006, including OpenER, Wikiwijs, the Networked Open Polytechnic, and the Free Technology Academy. OpenER offers open online courses derived from university programs and has attracted over 1 million visitors. Wikiwijs aims to improve access to open and closed educational resources. The Networked Open Polytechnic explores an open business model for lifelong learning. The Free Technology Academy provides open online master's course modules in information technology.
Open educational practices in the Netherlands 2011
- 1. Open Educational Practices and the Open University in The NetherlandsBen JanssenMarch, 24, 2011
- 2. Context2006 start of OpenER project of OUNL as the first OER project in The Netherlands
- 3. 2007 OCW initiative of University of Technology Delft
- 4. 2008 Decision to build OUNL strategy on OER
- 5. 2009 start of the Dutch national project Wikiwijs
- 6. Start of Networked Open Polytechnic
- 7. 2010 start of OpenU
- 8. 2010 start of Free Technology Academy2
- 9. OpenER@OUNLOpenERa project offering small open educational courses, derived from OUNL bachelor and master programs, launched in December, 2006Objectiveslowering thresholds for access to formal Higher Education
- 10. widening and increasing participation in Higher Education3
- 11. MeansOffering of high-quality short open courses developed for self-study (each about 25 hrs)
- 12. By means of a ‘portal of temptation’ to HE
- 13. In order to bridge informal learning and formal education
- 14. And offering official examination options (earning Bachelor credits)4
- 15. 5FundingsThe Directorate Learning and Working, established by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Ministry of Social Affairs
- 16. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
- 17. Total funding €660,000Some dataMuch media attention
- 18. More than 1,250,000 visitors
- 19. 12% of visitors return
- 20. 25 courses online (4 – 45 hours per course)
- 21. Costs for creation of OER: €3,000 - €30,000
- 22. 10% of students who registered for an OUNL course reported to be influenced in their decision by OpenER6
- 23. 7Some dataSecondary schools are using OpenER courses for their students (including OUNL examination)
- 24. OpenER led to overall strategic decision to change towards a business strategy based on OERSpinoza@OUNL8Objectives:eminent Dutch researchers bring their body of thought and views to a broad publicMeans:develop and offer OpenER courses with all its qualities (self-study, activating, interactive, different media, etcetera)
- 25. work with Spinoza Premium laureates
- 26. (highest research award: 2,5 M€)9National project WikiwijsTo stimulate development and use of OER
- 27. improve access to both open and ‘closed’ digital learning materials
- 28. support teachers in arranging their own learning materials and professionalization
- 29. increase teacher involvement in development and use of OER
- 30. extend options for customized education
- 31. increase quality of education through more flexible and up-to-date learning materialsWikiwijs will offer …10a Repository of open educational resources
- 32. a Referatoryto digital educational resources:
- 33. open and closed
- 34. free access and access to be paid for
- 36. easy to use arrangement and development tools for teachers / professors
- 37. end-user support for teachers when creating and using learning materialsNetworked Open PolytechnicObjectivesestablish a second track through HE for Lifelong, Open and Flexible (LOF) learning in a professional / vocational context (alongside the Open University system for academic HE)
- 38. explore an innovative open business model: an open network, using open source, open access and open content (rather than cloning OUNL)Networked Open PolytechnicMeansDevelopment of new educational programs in networks
- 40. Open Educational Resources (CC-BY-SA)
- 41. modularity
- 42. assessment of prior learning (APL)
- 45. regional offering in national infrastructure
- 46. link with professional practiceFree Technology AcademyThe FTA is a joint initiative of:Open Universiteit of the Netherlands (OUNL)
- 47. Universidad Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
- 48. University of Agder (UiA) Norway
- 49. Free Knowledge Institute (FKI), The Netherlands Free Technology AcademyOffers online master course modules
- 50. for IT professionals, students, teachers and decision makers
- 51. on Free Software & Open Standards
- 52. Learners can choose to enroll in an individual course module or register for the whole programFree Technology AcademyLearning materials are only freely licensed materials
- 53. Tuition takes place online in the FTA virtual campus and is performed by teaching staff from the partner universities
- 54. Credits obtained in the FTA program are recognized by the participating universities
- 55. The full master program can be completed at one of the universities ContributionsFred Mulder on national strategy and OER policy; holder of the UNESCO chair ‘Open Educational Resources: studies on strategy, implementation and impact’ (fred.mulder@ou.nl)
- 56. Robert Schuwer on OpenER and Wikiwijs (robert.schuwer@ou.nl)
- 57. Lex Bijlsma on Free Technology Academy (lex.bijlsma@ou.nl)Referenceshttp://www.ou.nlhttp://www.opener.ou.nlhttp://www.spinoza.ou.nlhttp://portal.ou.nlhttp://www.wikiwijs.nlhttp://www.noh.nlhttp://ftacademy.orghttp://oer.unescochair-ou.nlContact: ben.janssen@ou.nl17