Open University
For The Open University (UK) To Make Selections Of Its Higher Education Learning Resources Freely Available On The Internet, And Provide Users With Tools To Help Them Manage Their Learning And Develop Supported Collaborative Learning Communities
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Amount$4,450,000
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Program
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Date Awarded2/27/2006
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Term18.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.open.ac.uk
Address
Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom
Grants to this Grantee
for the Global OER Graduate Network
The Open University’s Global OER Graduate Network, or GO-GN, is an international network that uses seminars and online community building to connect scholars and Ph.D. students who are studying issues related to open education. The network will continue to enhance the diversity of its membership, synthesize important research findings, and sustain a community of practice. A robust research infrastructure and increased use of high-impact studies will support the effective implementation of open educational resources and practices. (Substrategy: Field Building)
for sponsorship of GO-GN workshop at Open Education Global Conference
The Open University’s Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN) is an international network that uses seminars and online community building to connect researchers and postgraduate scholars who are studying the design and implementation of open educational resources, polices, and practices. This conference sponsorship grant will support a workshop focused on sharing research activities to further collaboration. Outcomes include increased diversity of global representation in the network, co-design of research outputs, further consolidation of the GO-GN network as leaders in open education research, and development of a model for future events both for GO-GN and other open education communities. (Substrategy: Field Building)
for the Global OER Graduate Network
The Open University’s Global OER Graduate Network, or GO-GN, is an international network that uses seminars and online community building to connect scholars and Ph.D. students who are studying issues related to open education. The network will continue to enhance the diversity of its membership, synthesize important research findings, and sustain a community of practice. A robust research infrastructure and increased use of high-impact studies will support the effective implementation of open educational resources and practices. (Substrategy: Field Building)
