Reuse / Remix Competition for Educational Resources

Hot off the presses, via Laura Dewis and Stuart Brown and their rapidly expanding and increasingly cool Open Air blog:

The Open University’s OpenLearn project is setting a challenge to educators worldwide to reuse and remix their study materials. The OpenLearn website – at www.open.ac.uk/openlearn – was launched last year and gives free access to thousands of hours of materials from OU courses. Supported by an open-source virtual learning environment (Moodle), the materials are already a rich resource for current and aspiring higher education students; their real potential lies in their innovative use by course developers however. Published under a Creative Commons license, all materials can be downloaded, amended and reused – with the aim to inspire creativity, collaboration and cost reduction in course production to enable wider access to education for all.

The competition aims to create a showcase for innovative approaches in online education. Everyone entering has the chance to win some smart technology. More details can be found at: http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/get-started-learner/get-started-educator/competition.php

Contact: Laura Dewis. Communications Manager, L [dot] dewis [at] open [dot] ac [dot] uk

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