ReOPEN project aims and objectives, along with the results are presented for target users: education providers, VET, HE and adult learning teachers and trainers, as well as IT specialists.

1. ReOPEN: Recognition of Valid and Open
Learning
ReOPEN contribution to recognition of open
non-formal learning. Organizational
perspective
Airina Volungevičienė, Vytautas Magnus University

2. • Programme is co-funded by the Erasmus + programme of the
European Union
• Time frame: 01-11-2016 to 31-10-2018
• Consortium members:
• Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas
• ONECO
• ESCP Europe Wirtschafthochschule
• Q21 - Agentur für Qualifizierungs und Transfermanagement GmbH
• SRCE - Sveuciliste u Zagrebu Sveucilisni Racunski Centar
• EDEN - European Distance and e-Learning Network
Background and introduction

3. • Open and innovative education, training and youth work, embedded in
the digital era
• Transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications to facilitate
learning, employability and labour mobility
• Access to training and qualifications for all through C-VET
Priorities Addressed
Opening Up: Challenges for institutions
Curriculum opening up through:
• Open Educational Resources
• Massive open online courses
• open collaboration and communication among teachers and learners
• creating innovative education services for diverse learning groups
• recognition and validation of non-formal open learning

4. The ReOpen project follows recommendations stated in the EC JRC
research study on „Validation of Non-formal MOOC-based learning”
(2016) by establishing validated open learning practices
To recognise non-formal open learning, education institutions and
employers need
– validated Open Online Learning (OOL) curriculum examples and
– digitally smart learning environments leading to OOL recognition
– case scenarios on recognition of validated non-formal open learning
Needs addressed

5. • Addressing objectives of "Opening Up“
• Implementing recommendations of EC JRC research study on
“Validation of Non-formal MOOC – based Learning” (2016) by
– establishing validated open learning practices
– offering learner credentials for online and open learning (OOL)
curriculum:
• verification of learner identity
• setting learning agreement and other instruments
• establishing digital badges for recognition of learning
achievements
– establishing collaboration with institutions to provide
transparent information on potential recognition of OOL
– providing T&T with the tools for OOL development and
recognition
Project scope

6. ReOPEN project aims to create instruments to develop validated
OOL for recognition of prior and non-formal learning.
The aim will be reached through the following objectives:
1. To design a platform for non-formal open learning curriculum
(e.g. MOOC) development with learning validation and
recognition instruments in place:
a) learner credentials
b) digital badges
c) learning path recognition and assessment tools
Aim and objectives

7. http://reopen.eu

8. 2. To train T&TT at C-VET organizations, companies, HE
institutions and adult learning organizations to:
b) design validated non-formal open learning curriculum
(e.g. MOOC or other)
c) apply of digital badges as a new form of digital
credentialisation and tracking one’s learning path in non-
formal open learning
d) recognize non-formal open learning results in formal
curricular
Aim and objectives

9. http://reopen.eu/learn
Training material

10. 3. To exploit the new platform and to design non-
formal open learning courses for continuous
professional staff developing (CPD) applying
learning recognition instruments for validated
non-formal open learning
4. To establish partnership for future collaboration
for non-formal open learning recognition
(reviewing curriculum in partner institutions and
preparing information on potential recognition
of open learning)
Aim and objectives

11. http://reopen.eu/courses/

12. 5. Established collaboration among trans-
sectorial international consortium:
– higher education organizations
– companies providing training and consultancy
– VET organizations invited through the network
and through umbrella organizations
– adult education organizations
– lifelong learning providers
– employer organizations
Project results

13. Match with formal curriculum

14. ReOPEN contribution to recognition of open non-
formal learning. Organizational perspective
http://reopen.eu