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A Brave New World Emerging for OER

The OERu (Open Educational Resources University) has initiated a pilot project through its OER Tertiary Education Network universities to create and offer eight (8) first and second year university courses with an option to earn academic credit that could be applied toward a Bachelor's in Liberal Studies degree (Green, 2012). This project is in the early stages but reflects an innovative approach to creating value-added option for students.
URL: http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/31947 Similarly, MIT and Harvard have recently launched edX (www.edxonline.org/faqs) an open platform of Harvard and MIT courses that will be freely accessible worldwide to anyone having Internet access (Harvard-MIT, 2012). This will be available globally and students will even be able to earn Certificates of Mastery by demonstrating competency of content in the course (s). According to the edX website, students will not earn Harvard or MIT certificates, just certificates of mastery. Moreover, Harvard and MIT students will not be allowed to take these courses and Harvard and MIT academic credit will not be granted for these courses

Source: Olcott, D. (2012a).