OER Foundation
For General Operating Support
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Amount$300,000
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Program
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Date Awarded10/10/2018
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Term36 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Strategies
Overview
The OER Foundation provides leadership, international networking, and support for educators and institutions to achieve their objectives through open education. The foundation administers two initiatives in open education: OER universitas (OERu), an international network of higher education institutions committed to high-quality, affordable education; and WikiEducator, an international community of more than 60,000 educators creating and using OER. These investments encourage sharing knowledge freely in a sustainable way, connect individuals and organizations on a global scale, and provide professional consulting support to institutions of higher education.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.tekotago.ac.nz
Address
Otago Polytechnic,
3rd Floor, F Block
Dunedin, 9016 New Zealand
3rd Floor, F Block
Dunedin, 9016 New Zealand
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
The OER Foundation provides leadership, international networking, and support for educators and institutions to achieve their objectives through open education. The foundation administers two initiatives in open education: OER universitas (OERu), an international network of higher education institutions committed to high-quality, affordable education; and WikiEducator, an international community of more than 60,000 educators creating and using OER. These investments encourage sharing knowledge freely in a sustainable way, connect individuals and organizations on a global scale, and provide professional consulting support to institutions of higher education.
for general operating support
The OER Foundation provides leadership, international networking, and support for educators and institutions to achieve their objectives through open education. The foundation will (a) lead projects through the international OERu network that encourage sharing knowledge freely in a sustainable way, (b) connect individuals and organizations on a global scale to achieve their open education objectives, and (c) provide professional consulting support to institutions of higher education. This work promotes more widespread adoption and effective use of OER in higher education.
