World OER Congress
The World OER Congress took place on Wednesday 20 – Friday 22 June, 2012 in UNESCO HQ, Paris, France.
* http://oercongress.weebly.com/world-oer-congress.html or www.unesco.org/oercongress
* http://oercongress.weebly.com/world-oer-congress.html or www.unesco.org/oercongress
Paris Declaration
The Paris OER Declaration was formally adopted at the 2012 World Open Educational Resources (OER) Congress held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 20 – 22 June 2012. Over 400 delegates including representatives of Government, educators, NGOs, and universities attended the Congress which was organized in full partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and supported by a generous grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (USA).
* http://oercongress.weebly.com/paris-declaration.html
* http://oercongress.weebly.com/paris-declaration.html
New OER Publication
The Commonwealth of Learning and UNESCO will launch a publication: Open Educational Resources and Change in Higher Education: Reflections from Practice, by Jenny Glennie, Ken Harley, Neil Butcher and Trudi van Wyk (Editors).
* http://www.col.org/psoer
* http://www.col.org/psoer