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The title for the conference is “The role of open and flexible education in European higher education systems for 2020: new models, new markets, new media.”
The event will feature twelve international keynote speakers who will present a diverse range of perspectives and insights on the various topics. The main topics for the conference include, but are not limited to:
- How open and flexible education is organised as an organic part of European higher education systems
- Implementing new organisational and educational models within frontrunner institutions, capitalizing on new opportunities created by ICT in education
- Meeting new markets and learning needs, i.e. at the postgraduate level or related to knowledge alliances with the public and private sector, on top of the mission of widening participation
- Developing open media like open educational resources, YouTube, ITunes U, broadcasting as platforms for open knowledge sharing
- Developing European open and flexible higher education in a 2020 perspective
Most recent results of task forces and projects with regard to quality assurance in e-learning will also be shared at the event including the new version of the e-xcellence guidelines, criteria for the quality of OER and social media, a compendium of good practices, a toolbox for inter-institutional collaboration, a portal to support mobility, etc.
3 September 2012
The E-Open School of Mongolian University Science and Technology (MUST) is a leading institution in distance learning of Mongolia, the pioneer of teaching and learning methods which enable people to achieve their career and life goals studying at times and in places to suit them. The E-Open School is committed to the establishment and maintenance of the Open University of Science and Technology which is one of the strategic priorities of MUST by developing complex software systems, the University’s Management Information System (UNIMIS 3.0) and the University’s Learning Management System (UNILMS 3.0).
In the framework of IT for academic activity and development of e-content, MUST has approved the “e-Learning Training Program” in 2007, and established the implementation unit, hardware and software infrastructures. In 2010, E-Open School was established in MUST based the minister’s charge of Ministry of Education and Culture Science and president’s council arrangement of MUST’s.
E-Open School of MUST offers more than 43 academic programs and 311 courses which allow qualified students to pursue a degree in a specialized area regardless of their prior academic background and is committed to satisfying needs for life-long continuing education.
E-Open school Of MUST will continue to make valuable contribution to the development of distance education, while maintaining its recognized leadership position in Mongolia.