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Read more about UNESCO Launches the OER Dynamic Coalition Portal: A New Home for Global OER Collaboration

UNESCO recently launched the OER Dynamic Coalition Portal, a collaborative hub that will support the growth of the global Open Educational Resources movement. This new platform serves as a space where various OER stakeholders – educators, policymakers, researchers, and OER advocates – can connect and share news, resources, and upcoming events.

Read more about Open Education and Its Ecosystem: Podcasts to Explore

Are you in search of podcasts that discuss or relate to open education (OE)? The podcasts in this list engage with themes closely aligned to OE, including how to apply OE practices, enabling equitable access to knowledge, and promoting the use of personalized learning. While not always explicitly framed within the OE movement, they offer valuable perspectives that challenge traditional models and broaden our understanding of openness in educational contexts.

Read more about The Updated OER Publishing Toolkits

The Publishing Cooperative Advisory Group of the Open Education Network recently announced its revisions to its Publishing Toolkit, expanding the content into two new openly licensed toolkits – the OER Publishing Project Toolkit and the OER Publishing Program Toolkit.

Read more about OER Africa’s New Website is Here!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the new OER Africa website.

Read more about Guidelines on the Implementation of the OER Recommendation

Following the adoption of the OER Recommendation in 2019, UNESCO initiated a programme to support governments and educational institutions in implementing it. One aspect of this programme was the development of a series of five guidelines to inform implementation of each Action Area in the Recommendation.

Read more about Book Publication: Does Distance Education in the Developing Context Need More Research?

OER Africa is honoured to have contributed two chapters to the recently published book ‘Does Distance Education in the Developing Context Need More Research? Building Practice into Theory’. Edited by Dr Folake Ruth Aluko and Prof. Daniella Coetzee, the book explores the reciprocal relationship between theory and practice in distance education.

What have been the experiences of African Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives focussed on higher education? What can we learn from these experiences? Although the concept of OER initially gained publicity in the Global North, OER are gaining traction in Africa, with an increasing number of OER initiatives focusing on areas such as OER advocacy, practice, and research. Today, the concept has been mainstreamed around the world, as exemplified through the unanimous adoption of the UNESCO Recommendation on OER in 2019.

OER Africa has undertaken an analysis of African OER initiatives in higher education, their effectiveness, and the implications this has for better development and support for OER practices. The main object of the exercise is to collect key takeaways on successes, challenges, and lessons learned from the initiatives. At the time this presentation was given, the writing up was still underway, but the OER Africa team shared emerging insights through this presentation.