Higher Education in the Digital Learning Age: OECD Findings to Date, Current and Future Work

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1 Higher Education in the Digital Learning Age: OECD Findings to Date, Current and Future Work ICDE SCOP 2013 Policy Forum 29 November 2013 Patricia Mangeol Policy Analyst OECD Higher Education Programme

SCOP 2013 Policy Forum 29 November 2013 Patricia

2 What We Know To Date Broader context: long-standing trend of e-learning in higher education e.g. CERI, e-learning in Tertiary Education: Where Do We Stand, 2005 OERs and MOOCs: two recent and distinct concepts, limited evidence base (e.g. no internationally comparable indicators, no data on student outcomes) Recent developments: OERs: from content-only resources to full learning objects, can include forms of assessment and certification ( digital badges ) MOOCs: high interest but unclear role in higher education landscape High take-up, but low completion rates Most users have a post-secondary degree, unclear role for at-risk students Unclear how MOOCs can be integrated in hybrid models of learning 2

g. no internationally comparable indicators, no data on student outcomes) Recent developments: OERs: from content-only resources to full learning objects, can include forms of

3 Country Views: Key Benefits and Risks Benefits Risks Systemic transformative capacity Innovative potential Cost-efficiency Increased efficiency and quality Open and flexible learning opportunities Very high High Low Not relevant Sustainability Copyright issues and publishers Quality Connectivity Language and cultural diversity Source: OECD (2012), results from Country Questionnaire (n=28 countries) 3

16 Very high High Low Not relevant Sustainability Copyright issues and publishers Quality Connectivity

4 Growing Policy Focus in OECD Countries US: $2 billion dollars ( ) to support the creation, improvement and expansion of open digital learning resources All new intellectual property produced must be released with a Creative Commons BY license (permits unrestricted reuse with attribution) Roughly 80% of current grantees producing OER France: France Université Numérique - 25 MOOCs accessible in 2014 (government grant of $12M) Courses from public HEIs, including top ranking grandes écoles 35,000 students already registered Norway: launch of a MOOC Commission to assess opportunities and challenges of MOOCs for higher education 4

grantees producing OER France: France Université Numérique - 25 MOOCs accessible in 2014 (government grant of $12M) Courses from public HEIs, including top

5 Pros and Cons for Institutions Four rationales for institutions to engage in OERs: Widening access and growing student pool Quality Efficiency and cost reduction Branding Four challenges: Defining the business model The pedagogical challenge Students Faculty 5

Quality Efficiency and cost reduction Branding Four challenges:

6 How the OECD Can Contribute OECD Directorate for Education and Skills Country studies, policy advice and policy implementation Early childhood and schools Skills beyond school Higher Education Programme Innovation and measuring progress CERI/INES

implementation Early childhood and schools Skills beyond

7 1. CERI - Building the Evidence Base As part of CERI s Innovation Strategy for Education and Training, on-going research project on the Evidence Base on OERs : Building on previous CERI work: Giving Knowledge for Free publication, country questionnaire in Research to take place in partnership with key stakeholders and experts within OER community Project will shed light on the evidence base for the proclaimed benefits of OERs: economic, social, educational and innovation benefits 7

questionnaire in 2011-12 Research to take place in partnership with key stakeholders and experts within OER community

8 2. INES - Developing New Indicators OECD is in the process of expanding its Indicators of Education Systems (published annually in Education at a Glance ) to include more indicators on higher education Focus on internationalisation, equity and e-learning Proposed new e-learning indicators: Rate of computers/student Share/number of e-learning programmes in universities Number of MOOCs Survey to be sent to INES countries (34 OECD members, Russia and Brazil) to identify policy relevance, data availability and data quality First indicators on e-learning to be included in EAG

Rate of computers/student Share/number of e-learning programmes in universities Number of MOOCs Survey to be sent to INES countries (34 OECD

9 3. OECD Higher Education Programme research, analysis and policy dialogue A diverse network with a unique knowledge triangle A network of 250 members from 54 countries Higher Education Institutions Policy and data analyses, workshops, services to members and research OECD Higher Education Programme An institutional voice within the OECD Governments Higher Education Agencies and Stakeholders 9

Policy and data analyses, workshops, services to members and research OECD Higher Education

10 3. OECD Higher Education Programme research, analysis and policy dialogue Future work to include a focus on technology in HE: International conference in 2015 on Higher Education Futures Including impact of technology on HE Policy review: Steering higher education systems effectively in a rapidly changing landscape How do key trends, such as the growing role of technology, impact the way governments steer higher education? How can HE steering mechanisms (e.g. funding, governance, quality assurance) be best utilised to address key trends? Review to focus on system-level policies, but will also include institutional perspectives on these policies 10

key trends, such as the growing role of technology, impact the way governments steer higher education? How can HE steering mechanisms (e.g. funding, governance, quality assurance) be best utilised to address key trends?

11 Thank you 11

OECD WORK ON OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

OECD WORK ON OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Dirk Van Damme Head of the Innovation and Measuring Progress Division OECD/EDU Background EDU/CERI work on OER 2007 CERI Publication: Giving Knowledge for free 2