OER Foundation

The Open Education Resource (OER) Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that provides leadership, international networking and support for educators and educational institutions to achieve their objectives through Open Education.

The OER Foundation leads innovative projects helping individuals and organisations return to the core educational values of sharing knowledge freely in a sustainable way. We:

  1. Coordinate the international OER universitas (OERu) network who will provide free learning opportunities for all students worldwide with pathways to achieve formal academic credit.
  2. Connect individuals and organisations on a global scale to achieve their open education objectives with the help of WikiEducator -- one of the world's fastest growing and most productive open education wiki communities in the formal education sector.
  3. Provide professional consulting support including the development of OER strategy for your institution, design, mentoring and coaching services for your organisation and staff to save cost (and time), improve the quality of teaching and learning and widen the diversity of your curriculum offerings through strategic investment in open education approaches.
Writing for business success

Writing for business success

New

Develop skills, habits and strategies that support successful writing in various business communication formats and contexts

2018Q4
Micro course
Level: 1st year
4 weeks, 10 hours per week
Official course credit
Introduction to management

Introduction to management

New

Learn about management functions, their history, place in a global environment, and ethical obligations

2018Q4
Micro course
Level: 1st year
3 weeks, 10 hours per week
Official course credit
Leading and managing people

Leading and managing people

New

Start learning to manage and lead people efficiently.

2018Q4
Micro course
Level: 1st year
3 weeks, 10 hours per week
Official course credit
Planning and managing organisations

Planning and managing organisations

New

Learn how managers plan, make decisions and create strong organizational structures.

2018Q4
Micro course
Level: 1st year
3 weeks, 10 hours per week
Official course credit
Core foundations of successful marketing

Core foundations of successful marketing

New

Learn to think like a marketer and apply the basics of undertaking marketing in today's environment.

2018Q4
Micro course
Level: 1st year
3 weeks, 10 hours per week
Official course credit
Market research and customer insights

Market research and customer insights

New

Learn to think like a marketer and apply the basics of assessing and researching the customer and a product's life cycle.

2018Q4
Micro course
Level: 1st year
3 weeks, 10 hours per week
Official course credit
Launching products and generating market demand

Launching products and generating market demand

New

Think like a marketer and apply the basics of branding products and utilising promotion tools and digital marketing.

2018Q4
Micro course
Level: 1st year
3 weeks, 10 hours per week
Official course credit
Creating effective business presentations

Creating effective business presentations

New

Learn how to prepare, organize, and create different types of presentations expected in business contexts.

2018Q4
Micro course
Level: 1st year
4 weeks, 10 hours per week
Official course credit
Intercultural communication, teamwork, and leadership

Intercultural communication, teamwork, and leadership

New

Apply the basic principles of effective communication to intercultural and challenging business situations.

2018Q4
Micro course
Level: 1st year
4 weeks, 10 hours per week
Official course credit
World history in the early modern era

World history in the early modern era

New

This micro-course examines major historical events and developments during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This course includes examination of the political revolutions at the close of the early modern period.

2019Q2
Micro course
Level: 1st year
4 Weeks, 10 hours per week
Official course credit
Imperialism and War

Imperialism and War

New

Imperialism and War examines major historical events and developments during the nineteenth century, and during the twentieth century prior to World War Two.

2019Q2`
Micro course
Level: 1st year
4 weeks, 10 hours per week
Official course credit
World War II to present

World War II to present

New

World War II to the Present examines the causes, impact, and consequences of World War II, the deadliest conflict in history. It then explores major developments and events around the globe from 1945 until the present.

2019Q2
Micro course
Level: 1st year
4 weeks, 10 hours per week
Official course credit
Introduction to principles of microeconomics

Introduction to principles of microeconomics

New

Learn about basic economic models, understand the mechanics of supply and demand, and the choices economic agents make to optimise resources.

2019Q2
Micro course
Level: 1st year
3 weeks, 10 hours per week
Microcredential Official course credit
Production and consumption

Production and consumption

New

Understand the relationship between individuals involved in the production and consumption functions and the impact of their behaviour on the market.

2019Q2
Micro course
Level: 1st year
3 weeks, 10 hours per week
Microcredential Official course credit
Market structures

Market structures

New

Learn how to recognise the differences between important economic systems, identify the characteristics of various market structures and analyse how supply and demand affects these markets.

2019Q2
Micro course
Level: 1st year
3 weeks, 10 hours per week
Microcredential Official course credit
The process of writing

The process of writing

New

Process, style, and method to produce clear and effective academic writing.

2019Q3
Micro course
Level: 1st year
3 weeks, 10 hours per week
Official course credit
Writing for academic purposes

Writing for academic purposes

New

Process, style, and method to produce clear and effective academic writing.

2019Q4
Micro course
Level: 1st year
3 weeks, 10 hours per week
Official course credit
Making your arguments more credible

Making your arguments more credible

New

Process, style, and method to produce clear and effective academic writing.

2019Q4
Micro course
Level: 1st year
3 weeks, 10 hours per week
Official course credit
Revising and polishing your writing

Revising and polishing your writing

New

Revision process and techniques to produce clear and effective academic writing.

2019Q4
Micro course
Level: 1st year
3 weeks, 10 hours per week
Official course credit
Digital Skills for Collaborative OER Development

Digital Skills for Collaborative OER Development

Current

This is a hands-on course where you will learn and demonstrate your skills in using digital technologies for collaborative OER development culminating in publishing an OER learning sequence on your own website using the OERu platform.

Self-paced, available now
Micro course
Level: 3rd & Postgrad
3 weeks, 10 hours per week
Non-formal recognition
Éducation ouverte, droit d’auteur et licences ouvertes Creative Commons dans un monde numérique

Éducation ouverte, droit d’auteur et licences ouvertes Creative Commons dans un monde numérique

Current

Apprenez à exploiter le potentiel de l’éducation ouverte pour réaliser vos objectifs d’apprentissage en respectant les obligations liées au droit d’auteur dans le monde numérique.

Self-paced, available now
Micro course