Open Education for Well-Being - unitwin-unoe

-EPILOGUE- As the month of March is not over yet, we still have one more article to offer you. Open education is an important topic for the EUniWell European Alliance, which is sharing this operation. Beatrix Busse (University of Cologne, Germany) and Arnaud Guével (Nantes University, France) have agreed to join me in trying to convince you that well-being can be the reason for all reasons, J.R.R. Tolkien's One Ring, for open education.

L’éducation ouverte pour le bien-être – Chaire UNESCO RELIA

Advancing Open Learning: The Dubai Declaration and UNESCO Open Education Chairs for Accessible, Adaptable, and Relevant Learning – Chaire UNESCO RELIA

Open Education for Well-Being - EUniWell Open Education

Epilogue - As the month of March is not over yet, we still have one more article to offer you. Open education is an important topic for the EUniWell European Alliance, which is sharing this operation. Beatrix Busse (University of Cologne, Germany) and Arnaud Guével (Nantes Université, France) have agreed to join me in trying to convince you that well-being can be the reason for all reasons, J.R.R. Tolkien's One Ring, for open education.

Faire progresser l’apprentissage ouvert : la Déclaration de Dubaï et les chaires UNESCO d’éducation ouverte pour un apprentissage accessible, adaptable et pertinent – Chaire UNESCO RELIA

Advancing Open Learning: The Dubai Declaration and UNESCO Open Education Chairs for Accessible, Adaptable, and Relevant Learning" - unitwin-unoe

In 2019, UNESCO enabled Open Educational Resources to become a shared goal of the international community, by having its Recommendation adopted. Among the authors of the twenty-three reasons, several participated in the work leading up to this essential document, and some hold UNESCO Chairs whose subject is open education. It is therefore with pleasure that we welcome Zeynep Varoglu, who has been the key person coordinating, at UNESCO, the efforts on OER. Zeynep has agreed to share her global analysis and views on the new context, favourable to the development of open education. In a way, Zeynep is telling us why... it's the right time to open up!

Defend freedom in teaching and learning - EUniWell Open Education

In today's entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Jeremy Kidwell gives us an overview on how open education (OE) allows teachers and learners to ensure wide and democratic access to learning. OE can provide cultural and digital infrastructure to open up universal learning as a common good not limited exclusively to those who have privilege and wealth to enjoy it.

Control commercialization of education - unitwin-unoe

In today's entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Catherine Lachaîne leads the charge against open washing. Catherine shows how, especially in the North American context, costs are strong and only OER propose a truly free model. Catherine Lachaîne works as a librarian at Ottawa University, Canada and is also working on her PhD.

Support creativity - EUniWell Open Education

In today's entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Christian Lachapelle and Paul Lyonnaz investigate the relationship between openness and creativity. As they put it, "OER are all designated as tools for engaging students in their learning, due to their adaptability, openness and accessibility qualities". Christian Lachapelle and Paul Lyonnaz work in two "Fabriques REL", projects in Québec and in Nantes with the goal of creating and helping create OERs. Christian works at Sherbrooke University, Canada, and Paul is at Nantes Université.