Impact of OpenCourseWare Publication on Higher Education Participation and Student Recruitment

dc.creator	Stephen Carson
dc.creator	Sukon Kanchanaraksa
dc.creator	Ira Gooding
dc.creator	Fred Mulder
dc.creator	Robert Schuwer
dc.date	2012-10-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:33:10Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:33:10Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/80ae2d5af3e149b5af1d95b45179044c
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/31237
dc.description	The free and open publication of course materials (OpenCourseWare or OCW) was initially undertaken by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and other universities primarily to share educational resources among educators (Abelson, 2007). OCW, however, and more in general open educational resources (OER)1, have also provided well-documented opportunities for all learners, including the so-called “informal learners” and “independent learners” (Carson, 2005; Mulder, 2006, p. 35). Universities have also increasingly documented clear benefits for specific target groups such as secondary education students and lifelong learners seeking to enter formal postsecondary education programs.In addition to benefitting learners, OCW publication has benefitted the publishing institutions themselves by providing recruiting advantages. Finally enrollment figures from some institutions indicate that even in the case of the free and open publication of materials from online programs, OCW does not negatively affect enrollment. This paper reviews evaluation conducted at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH), and Open Universiteit Nederland (OUNL) concerning OCW effects on higher education participation and student recruitment.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University Press
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1238/2283
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 13, Iss 4 (2012)
dc.subject	Distance education
dc.subject	open learning
dc.subject	open universities
dc.subject	distance universities
dc.subject	higher education
dc.subject	e-learning
dc.subject	online learning
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Impact of OpenCourseWare Publication on Higher Education Participation and Student Recruitment
dc.type	article