In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Katalin Monzéger lists a number of ways through which Universities can benefit from adopting OER. Katalin observes, for example, that “Regarding the reputation of the institution, OERs can attract further students who can take part in a course or lecture before enrolling”. Katalin…

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Marianne Dubé shows the path to have a more sustainable -or durable- education. She suggest four open pillars for this: 1) Access to quality content, 2) using OER, 3) an approach based on the learners and 4) coconstruction of knowledge and competences. Marianne…

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Rob Farrow explores how equity issues can be tackled -at least in part- through open educational practices. “Equity is fundamentally about fairness, which requires recognizing that different students face different challenges.” Rob Farrow is both Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Educational…

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Mitja Jermol discusses the crucial issue of truth and fake. Mitja is UNESCO Chair in Slovenia and very much involved in IRCAI. He is the promoter of the fantastic “Open Education for a Better World”, a hugely inspiring mentoring program. Mitja is also…

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Loubna Terhzaz discusses the question of evaluative judgement. It has become important with the advent of generative AI; Loubna argues that open education gives more opportunities to develop this skill. Loubna Terhzaz is a professor at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, which…

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Paul Stacey discusses autonomy. Paul Stacey, from Canada, has taken several key roles in the promotion of Open Education over the years and is today an independent researcher and consultant. Paul’s main message could be “At a time of high interest in sovereignty,…

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Belén García-Manrubia tells us how and why Open Educational Practices are able to respond faster to the challenges of fast-changing technologies. As Belén puts it: “Only in this way can we move towards a more agile, inclusive and future-proof education system.”. Belén is…

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Sophie Depoterre and Yves Deville revisit the words “variety” and “wealth” in order to convince us that Open Education achieves just that. Sophie and Yves run the OER programs at UC Louvain, in Belgium, recognized as one of the pioneering sites for OER…

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for open education series, Magdalena Spaude gives us five good reasons for which OER improve quality: they serve as inspiration, they can be customized, they enable feedback, they promote cooperation and are sustainable. Magdalena works in the Prorectorate for Teaching and Studies at the University of Cologne…

In today’s entry to the 23 good reasons for Open Education series, Glenda Cox discusses the important topic of localisation within the context of open education. The topic is particularly meaningful when you adopt a global perspective and look at education from a variety of points of vie