This presentation was given by Francisco Marmolejo (Tertiary Education Global Coordinator The World Bank) to present the work of group 4 at the international seminar “Opening higher education: what the future might bring” 8-9 december 2016, in Berlin, Germany, jointly organised by OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and Laureate International Universities (LIU).

1. Francisco Marmolejo
Tertiary Education Global Coordinator
The World Bank
fmarmolejo@worldbank.org
@fmarmole

2. Wow!!

4. A number of issues
being seen as
“problems” are in
reality opportunities.

6.  Do we really know what are MOOCs?
 Do we have a consensus on what are “developing” countries?
 We assume that MOOCs is a substitute of open education
 Both are evolving constructs
Developing
countries
An alternative
concept of
development
MOOCs Just delivery Different content
Expanded vision of
Open Education
+ Combining with
experiential
learning. U‐Lab
+ MOOCs 2.0
?

7. Open education is more
than just MOOCs
MOOCs: an imperialist
view?
Connectivity: a reality
check
How do we start?
• We provide, they consume
• Let’s make available our
knowledge to them
By establishing a dignified and trustable
communication with the real users / beneficiaries

8. A new type of
students

10. I have a netbook, MP3
Players, flashdrive, IPAD…
Dad, what did you use in
school when you were
student?
My brain!!

11. Empower
people to
have a better
and more
productive life
Fostering
economic
development
Empowering
communities
But also as a
way to…
• Protect language,
culture
• Connect
communities
• Foster cross‐
fertilization of
ideas
• Foster citizenship

13. Are they enablers
of greater social
and economic
mobility or the
reason for socio‐
economic
stratification?
Does the pace of
growth in access
to HE is enough to
massively expand
middle‐class in
developing
countries?
Is the
“traditional”
university the
solution for
expanded
opportunities?
A key challenge:
Opening up the
privilege of good
knowledge to
greater number of
people

19. …National level changes are
required but not sufficient…
…Higher Education Institutions
need to embrace the change
themselves.

22. Continuing doing the
sme, but waiting
different results

23. Doing more research.
Too much
speculation, wrong
assumptions with
limited evidence.
Sound research to
better inform policy‐
making decisions.

24. Using the
power of its
global
presence.
Creating
local, relevant
resources
It is not only
about being
“good
corporate
citizens” but
about a
business
opportunity
Incubating
innovative
ideas
Keep working
to get away
inaccurate
assumptions
of its unique
role
Here for good: just a slogan?

26.  Instead of saying “we already know the
solution”, let’s take the opportunity to see
this crossroad moment as an opportunity to
re‐learn and further work on this area.
 Towards the need to further continue this
type of dialogue and reflection. Re‐thinking
the need to partner and cooperate.

32.  Instead of saying “we already know the
solution”, let’s take the opportunity to see
this crossroad moment as an opportunity to
re‐learn and further work on this area.
 Towards the need to further continue this
type of dialogue and reflection. Re‐thinking
the need to partner and cooperate.
 Not an easy time. Difficult times are the best
drivers of innovation

33. A priority for “tomorrow”
Marginal
About money and control
Too complex
A good idea, but..
A priority for ”yesterday”
Mainstreamed
About mobility of societies
Means for better education
A critical need

34. “ The trouble with our times is that
the future is not what it used to be ”
Paul Valéry

35. For every complex problem there is
an answer that is clear, simple,
H. L. Mencken
…and wrong.