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First University of Calif. Campus to Offer Free and Open Global Access to the University’s Learning Assets and Educational Materials

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First University of Calif. Campus to Offer Free and Open Global Access to the University’s Learning Assets and Educational Materials

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) has announced its membership in the OpenCourseWare Consortium (OCW). In joining the consortium, UCI has committed to strengthening the Open Educational Resource (OER) movement, placing UCI on a growing list of prestigious U.S. and international universities already members of the OCW Consortium, including the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Kyoto University of Japan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Institute of Technology at Tiruchirappali in India, Paris Tech Graduate School, The Open University of United Kingdom, Tufts University, University of Notre Dame, and Yale. UCI is the first University of California campus—as well as the only West Coast University—to join the consortium so far, a noteworthy milestone that signifies an important institutional social and organizational priority.

UC Irvines membership in the consortium is consistent with its public and land-grant missions and its desire to play a significant role in contributing to the social welfare of the state, the nation and the world. OER showcases the Universitys top instructional efforts and makes course materials free for everyone in the world. Availability of the learning assets and course materials is significant for educators, students, and self-learners.

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