From OpenCourseWare to Open Education
Brandon Muramatsu
mura@mit.edu
MIT-Haiti Workshop
March 30, 2012
Citation: Muramatsu, B. (2012, March 30). From OpenCourseWare to Open Education. MIT-Haiti Workshops on TechnologyEnhanced and Open Education, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
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Outline
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More educational resources
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Open Course Library, Saylor.org, MITx
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Content -> Courses
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Opportunities
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OCL Logo Credits: Timothy Valentine & Leo Reynolds CC-BY-NC-SA
Innovations in Open Education
Content
Courses
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Comparing Content to Courses
Content (Materials)
•Lecture notes &
videos
•Syllabi
•Textbooks
•No grade /
certificate
Courses
•Complete learning
experience
•Online homework
& exams
•Discussion forums
•Grade / certificate
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Washington’s Open Course Library
A collection of openly licensed (CC-BY)
educational materials for 81 high-enrollment
Haitian Universities
college courses
could do something
similar. Collaborate
to develop course
in Kreyól
studentsmaterials
to be shared.
Credit: Timothy Valentine & Leo Reynolds CC-BY-NC-SA
Please visit: http://opencourselibrary.org
Credit: Tom Caswell, CC BY
Project Goals:
1. Lower textbook costs for
2. Improve course completion rates
3. Provide new resources for faculty
http://opencourselibrary.org
Open Course Library Phase I – Available Now
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Principles of Accounting I
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Macroeconomics
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Introduction to Statistics
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Principles of Accounting II
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Microeconomics
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Precalculus I
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Cultural Anthropology
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Pre-College English
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Precalculus II
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Physical Anthropology
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English Composition I
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Music Appreciation
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Art Appreciation
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English Composition II
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General Biology with Lab
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Introduction To Literature I
Introduction To
Oceanography
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Human Anatomy and
Physiology 1
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Technical Writing
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Introduction To Logic
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Introduction to Physical
Geology
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Introduction To Philosophy
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Engineering Physics I
Human Anatomy and
Physiology 2
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Introduction To Business
US History I
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General Psychology
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General Chemistry with
Lab I
US History II
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Lifespan Psychology
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US History III
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Research for the 21st
Century
Try College / College
Success Course
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Elementary Algebra
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Intermediate Algebra
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Calculus I
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Calculus II
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Calculus III
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General Chemistry with
Lab II
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General Chemistry with
Lab III
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Introduction to Chemistry
(Inorganic)
Public Speaking
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http://opencourselibrary.org
Open Course Library Phase II – Available 2013
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Principles of Accounting III
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Survey of Anthropology
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American Sign Language I
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American Sign Language II
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American Sign Language
III
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Introduction To Astronomy
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Microbiology
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Survey of Biology
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Majors Biology - 1st in
series
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Interpersonal
Communication
Small Group
Communication
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Nutrition
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Physics: Non Science
Majors
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Introduction To Political
Science
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Intro to Drama
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American Literature I
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American Government
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Survey of Environmental
Science (no lab)
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Abnormal Psychology
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Introduction To Sociology
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French I
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French II
Social Problems
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French III
Spanish I
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Majors Biology - 2nd in
series
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Western Civilization I
Spanish II
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World Civilizations I
Spanish III
Majors Biology - 3rd in
series
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Women in US History
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Pacific NW History
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Health for Adult Living
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Intro to Humanities
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Math in Society
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Business Calculus
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Business Law
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Introduction To
Communication
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Introduction To Mass Media
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Extending Open Content
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Content: A portion of a course, the materials in a
course
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Open (Creative Commons License) enables others
to build upon the content
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Credit: Saylor Foundation, CC BY
www.saylor.org
Saylor.org
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www.saylor.org
Credit: Saylor Foundation, CC BY
Saylor.org Mathematics
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www.saylor.org
Credit: Saylor Foundation, CC BY
Saylor.org Precalculus II
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www.saylor.org
Credit: Saylor Foundation, CC BY
Saylor.org Precalculus II
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www.saylor.org
Credit: Saylor Foundation, CC BY
Saylor.org Precalculus II
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Credit: Saylor Foundation, CC BY
Saylor.org: Precalculus II
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Comparing Content to Courses
Content (Materials)
•Lecture notes &
videos
•Syllabi
•Textbooks
•No grade /
certificate
Courses
•Complete learning
experience
•Online homework
& exams
•Discussion forums
•Grade / certificate
Unless otherwise specified, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
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http://mitx.mit.edu/
MITx: 6.002x Circuits & Electronics
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http://mitx.mit.edu/
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MITx: 6.002x Circuits & Electronics
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MITx: 6.002x Circuits & Electronics
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Comparing Content to Courses
Content (Materials)
•Lecture notes &
videos
•Syllabi
•Textbooks
•No grade /
certificate
Courses
•Complete learning
experience
•Online homework
& exams
•Discussion forums
•Grade / certificate
Unless otherwise specified, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
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Thank You!
Brandon Muramatsu
mura@mit.edu
Citation: Muramatsu, B. (2012, March 30). From OpenCourseWare to Open Education. MIT-Haiti Workshops on TechnologyEnhanced and Open Education, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Unless otherwise specified, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
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