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 Technology-
Enhanced and Open Education, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Outline
 More educational resources
 Open Course Library, Saylor.org, MITx
 Content -> Courses
 Opportunities
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Innovations in Open Education
OCL Logo Credits: Timothy Valentine & Leo Reynolds CC-BY-NC-SA
Content Courses
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Comparing Content to Courses
Content (Materials) Courses
•Lecture notes & •Complete learning
videos experience
•Syllabi •Online homework
•Textbooks & exams
•Discussion forums
•No grade /
certificate •Grade / certificate
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Washington’s Open Course Library
A collection of openly licensed (CC-BY)
educational materials for 81 high-enrollment
college courses Haitian Universities
could do something
similar. Collaborate
Project Goals: to develop course
1. Lower textbook costs for studentsmaterials in Kreyól
to be shared.
2. Improve course completion rates
3. Provide new resources for faculty
Credit: Tom Caswell, CC BY
Credit: Timothy Valentine & Leo Reynolds CC-BY-NC-SA
Please visit: http://opencourselibrary.org

http://opencourselibrary.org
Open Course Library Phase I – Available Now
 Principles of Accounting I  Macroeconomics  Introduction to Statistics
 Principles of Accounting II  Microeconomics  Precalculus I
 Cultural Anthropology  Pre-College English  Precalculus II
 Physical Anthropology  English Composition I  Music Appreciation
 Art Appreciation  English Composition II  Introduction To
 General Biology with Lab  Introduction To Literature I Oceanography
 Human Anatomy and  Technical Writing  Introduction To Logic
Physiology 1  Introduction to Physical  Introduction To Philosophy
 Human Anatomy and Geology  Engineering Physics I
Physiology 2  US History I  General Psychology
 Introduction To Business  US History II  Lifespan Psychology
 General Chemistry with  US History III
Lab I  Try College / College
 Research for the 21st Success Course
 General Chemistry with Century
Lab II
 Elementary Algebra
 General Chemistry with
Lab III  Intermediate Algebra
 Introduction to Chemistry  Calculus I
(Inorganic)  Calculus II
 Public Speaking  Calculus III 6

http://opencourselibrary.org
Open Course Library Phase II – Available 2013
 Principles of Accounting III  Interpersonal  Nutrition
 Survey of Anthropology Communication  Physics: Non Science
 American Sign Language I  Small Group Majors
Communication  Introduction To Political
 American Sign Language II
 Intro to Drama Science
 American Sign Language
III  American Literature I  American Government
 Introduction To Astronomy  Survey of Environmental  Abnormal Psychology
Science (no lab)  Introduction To Sociology
 Microbiology
 French I  Social Problems
 Survey of Biology
 French II  Spanish I
 Majors Biology - 1st in
series  French III  Spanish II
 Majors Biology - 2nd in  Western Civilization I  Spanish III
series  World Civilizations I
 Majors Biology - 3rd in  Women in US History
series  Pacific NW History
 Business Law  Health for Adult Living
 Introduction To  Intro to Humanities
Communication
 Math in Society
 Introduction To Mass Media
 Business Calculus
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Extending Open Content
 Content: A portion of a course, the materials in a
course
 Open (Creative Commons License) enables others
to build upon the content
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Saylor.org
www.saylor.org
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Credit: Saylor Foundation, CC BY

www.saylor.org
Saylor.org Mathematics
Credit: Saylor Foundation, CC BY
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www.saylor.org
Saylor.org Precalculus II
Credit: Saylor Foundation, CC BY
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www.saylor.org
Saylor.org Precalculus II
Credit: Saylor Foundation, CC BY
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www.saylor.org
Saylor.org Precalculus II
Credit: Saylor Foundation, CC BY
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Saylor.org: Precalculus II
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Credit: Saylor Foundation, CC BY

Comparing Content to Courses
Content (Materials) Courses
•Lecture notes & •Complete learning
videos experience
•Syllabi •Online homework
•Textbooks & exams
•Discussion forums
•No grade /
certificate •Grade / certificate
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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) Courses
•Lecture notes & •Complete learning
videos experience
•Syllabi •Online homework
•Textbooks & exams
•Discussion forums
•No grade /
certificate •Grade / certificate
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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 Technology-
Enhanced and Open Education, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Unless otherwise specified, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. 21