This publication consists of 15 chapters that cover different kinds of Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives and strategies
across a range of disciplines and institutions in varied countries and contexts. The interplay between policy and practice,
and OER application in general are the most powerful themes covered in the publication.
The world in which the academy and higher education operate has transformed dramatically in recent years. The 28 contributors
to this book who are renowned scholars and leaders in the field of OER, ODL or both respond to the following questions and
share a wealth of knowledge, experience and insights about OER policy and practice at both national and international levels:
- How do institutions, in both developed and developing countries, reposition themselves in the new information-rich world in which information is more accessible than ever?
- How can organizations such as UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning foster governmental support for OER internationally?
- How might proponents of OER garner greater governmental, institutional and educator “buy-in” to the principles of open educational practices, and to the policies and programs necessary to realize and sustain OER?
Policy makers and practitioners will be able to draw many precepts and possibilities from the rich variety of experience and
reflection provided by the contributors within this book.
ICDE member institution, COL has made an institutional commitment to OER, becoming the first international intergovernmental
organization to have an explicit corporate policy on their use.
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4 July 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.