Recognized for Remixable Online Courses
From the nominator:
The series of OER online courses developed by the Commonwealth of Learning, the Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning, exemplifies the transformative potential of OER and open practices. The initiative demonstrates how inclusive, scalable, and sustainable capacity development can be achieved. The top reason this nomination merits recognition is COL’s unwavering commitment to ‘open everything’ approach within a challenging Pacific island context.
These online courses are built entirely on openly licensed content (OER), freely accessible without login or password barriers, and developed using only free and open-source software (FOSS). This ensures unrestricted reuse, adaptation, and remix by institutions and educators globally.
The project has achieved impressive scale, providing access to over 7,200 educators across nine Commonwealth Pacific Island countries: Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu
Openness runs through every aspect of this project, from the topics chosen, to the pedagogy and technology. Focusing on Pacific Island countries demonstrates the value of open education to a diverse community. I was impressed by the adoption and adaptation of the courses by a number of different institutions. A ‘classic’ open education project in many respects.
Award Reviewer
Learn More
- Pacific Partnership for Open, Online, and Distance Learning (Commonwealth of Learning)
- Pacific Open Online Courses (course listing)
