This document provides an introduction to Unit 3 of an online course on open education. The unit will explore applications of open education in academia and industry. It will examine how open education is used in teaching, how open access is changing research dissemination, and how industry utilizes open education. Case studies will illustrate uses in K-12, higher education, and the community. Students will learn outcomes, assess their initial knowledge, and complete activities and a final quiz. The unit aims to develop understanding of current and future applications of open education.

1. Becky Strachan
Email: Rebecca.M.Strachan@ieee.org
Northumbria University, United Kingdom
Introduction to Unit 3:
Applications to Academia
and Industry
EDUCATION SOCIETY
http://ieee-edusociety.org/

2. EDUCATION SOCIETY
http://ieee-edusociety.org/
Subunit – 3.1 Introduction
Unit 3 – Applications to Academia and Industry
MOOC – Foundations to Open Education and OERs repositories
Slide 2 of 5
• Provide an overview of how open education is
applied in practice in industry and education
• Develop an understanding of open access and
its impact on research
• Explore how open education will develop and be
used in the future
Module aims

3. EDUCATION SOCIETY
http://ieee-edusociety.org/
Subunit – 3.1 Introduction
Unit 3 – Applications to Academia and Industry
MOOC – Foundations to Open Education and OERs repositories
Slide 3 of 5
Module 3 Organisation
Pretest (5 questions to assess initial knowledge level)
3.1 Introduction to this Section
3.2 Teaching through Open Education (Becky Strachan)
Powerpoint + Reading + Research activity
3.3 Research and Open Access (David Young/Ellen Cole)
Powerpoint/Video + Reading + Research activity
3.4 Industry and Open Education (Becky Strachan)
Powerpoint + Reading + Research activity
3.5 The Future
Powerpoint/Video + Reading + Research activity
Final module Quiz (10 questions)

4. EDUCATION SOCIETY
http://ieee-edusociety.org/
Subunit – 3.1 Introduction
Unit 3 – Applications to Academia and Industry
MOOC – Foundations to Open Education and OERs repositories
Slide 4 of 5
• You will learn how open education is being used
in schools, further and higher education through
the use of case studies.
• You will be able to describe open access and
how it is being used to disseminate research
• You will understand how industry and the wider
community are using open education in practice.
• You will explore the future applications and
directions for open education
What will you learn?

5. Becky Strachan
Email: Rebecca.M.Strachan@ieee.org
Northumbria University, United Kingdom
Introduction to Unit 3:
Applications to Academia
and Industry
EDUCATION SOCIETY
http://ieee-edusociety.org/