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Open Education and the Future of Work: Preparing Students for the 21st Century
A plain look at the skills often grouped as 21st century skills, why employers and educators mention them, and how open resources can help people build them.
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Work and Training Futures
Preparing learners and employees for work with open resources.
Open Education and the Future of Corporate Social Responsibility
How a company can support open education as part of community giving, which kinds of support exist, and what to look for when judging a program.
Open Education and the Future of Corporate Training
A practical look at how companies can build an in-house learning library from openly licensed material, from license checks and curation to upkeep and review.
Open Education and the Future of Work: Preparing Students for the Job Market
How students can move from study to work using open resources, with practical advice on portfolios, proof of skill and realistic expectations about the job market.
Open Education and the Future of Workforce Development
How regions, agencies and employers can use open courses in upskilling programs, what a well-run scheme includes, and where the limits and risks lie.
Open Education and the Future of Workforce Development: A Review of the Literature
What kinds of training research exist on adult learners and work, what such studies can and cannot show, and how to judge the quality of a study you read.
Open Education: A Key to Unlocking Economic Opportunity
How free courses and open materials may help individuals pursue jobs, promotions or self-employment, with honest limits on what learning alone can deliver.
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Institutions and Courses Colleges, universities and course design with open resources. Work and Economy Business, training and economic benefits of open learning. Creating Open Resources Writing and adapting open materials for particular audiences and subjects. Policy and Initiatives Frameworks, policies and outreach projects for putting openness into practice. Higher Education Future How openness may change universities, their governance and their direction. Institutional Roles What governments, universities, libraries and museums contribute to open learning. Institutional Change and Reputation How openness affects the culture, image and structure of colleges. Creating Resources for Specific Audiences How to author open resources for particular learners, subjects and learning goals. Open Resource Guides Practical guides to finding, using, creating and licensing open educational resources.