The document summarizes the goals and impact of the OpenLearn program at The Open University from its launch in 2006 to 2008. The goals were to make some of the university's learning materials openly accessible online to encourage open learning and advance open content delivery technologies. Key impacts included over 1 million visitors, 34,000 registered users from over 160 countries, and over 50 research outputs evaluating the program.

1. Jerard Bretts, OpenLearn Programme Manager The Open University 29 November 2007 The Impact of

2. Two year Project, 2006-8 Grant from William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Launch: October 25, 2006 Concludes: April 2008

3. The Open University is open to people, places, methods and ideas. It promotes educational opportunity and social justice by providing high-quality university education to all who wish to realise their ambitions and fulfil their potential. Through academic research, pedagogic innovation and collaborative partnership it seeks to be a world leader in the design, content and delivery of supported open and distance learning. Mission of the UK Open University

4. “ The philosophy of open access and sharing knowledge is a wonderful fit with the founding principles of The Open University and with the University’s very strong commitment to open educational access and widening participation. The University will be developing forms of open content e-learning which will reach less experienced learners and, we hope, encourage an appetite for further learning.” Professor Brenda Gourley Vice-Chancellor of The Open University