2019 OER Translations Award Winner

Asuka Academy

Asuka Academy (Tokyo, Japan)

Translation and distribution of world OER content as a semi-formal educational program for High School students in Japan. Asuka Academy aims to provide Japanese learners with new learning opportunities through translated quality OER from around the world. Translations are performed by almost 1,500 volunteers. To date, 93 courses have been translated with enrollments totaling 26,913.

Content is made available in Japanese from Open Courses at MIT, TU Delft, Yale, UCI, The Open University, AFP World Academic Archive, and Google eLearning.

Upcoming publications include Biochemistry, SDGs, STEM education, work style reform in the US, the history of American academia, biological evolution, chemical biology, macroeconomics, probability statistics, data science, and more.

2019 Award Press Release

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About OER Translations Award

This award recognizes outstanding efforts to make world-class, innovative open educational resources accessible to all through translation and redistribution, thereby fostering broader use among diverse learners.