{"id":4752,"date":"2017-10-15T18:02:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-15T18:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/2017-meetings\/?page_id=4752"},"modified":"2017-10-15T18:02:57","modified_gmt":"2017-10-15T18:02:57","slug":"about-the-oeru","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/2017-meetings\/about\/about-the-oeru\/","title":{"rendered":"About the OERu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<div class=\"floatright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/WikiEducator.org\/File:OERu-logo-acronym.png\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"OERu-logo-acronym.png\" src=\"\/\/WikiEducator.org\/images\/thumb\/9\/98\/OERu-logo-acronym.png\/300px-OERu-logo-acronym.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" class=\"img-responsive\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/oeru.org\/\">OER universitas<\/a> (OERu) is an international consortium of like-minded universities, polytechnics and community colleges using open education approaches to widen access to education for all.<br style=\"clear:both;\"><br \/>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"media\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/2017-meetings\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_multimedia.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Global Sharing, Affordable Learning<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"plainlinks floatleft\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"350px\" height=\"197px\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F4q3CjOQARI?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Vision_of_the_OERu\">Vision of the OERu<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We envision a world where all learners have affordable access to higher education.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Mission_of_the_OERu_network\">Mission of the OERu network<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Members of the OERu network demonstrate their public service missions through the provision of alternate pathways to credible credentials using open education approaches.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Strength_through_diversity\">Strength through diversity<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The OERu network comprises 30+ <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/oeru.org\/oeru-partners\/\">partner institutions<\/a> from six major regions of the world. Working together we are building a parallel learning universe to augment and improve educational provision.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Resources\">Resources<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For a high-level overview of what OERu is, and how it might benefit your institution read our brochure and discover <b><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/oeru.org\/assets\/Marcoms\/OERu-7-Things-Flyer.pdf\">7 things you should know about OERu<\/a>.<\/b> Joining the OERu does not require new money. Our <b><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/5\/58\/OERu_Business_Model_Brochure.pdf\">open business model brochure<\/a><\/b> and <b><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/8\/86\/1248_OERu_BusinessModel_Canvas_PRESS.pdf\">supporting open business model canvas<\/a><\/b> shows how the OERu sustains its charitable operations while widening access to new opportunities for your organisation.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Become_an_OERu_partner\">Become an OERu partner<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>OERu is a low cost, low risk \u2013 but high impact collaboration. Partnership with the OERu brings substantial ROI to leading institutions around the world- social good, global recognition, and increased revenues. Visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/oeru.org\/invite\/\">OERu.org\/Invite<\/a> and learn how our innovation partnership provides learners \u2013 no matter where they live or their station in life \u2013 with an accessible, relevant and affordable opportunity to learn.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- \nNewPP limit report\nCPU time usage: 0.031 seconds\nReal time usage: 0.033 seconds\nPreprocessor visited node count: 177\/1000000\nPreprocessor generated node count: 1094\/1000000\nPost\u2010expand include size: 1914\/2097152 bytes\nTemplate argument size: 362\/2097152 bytes\nHighest expansion depth: 7\/40\nExpensive parser function count: 0\/100\n--><\/p>\n<p><!-- Saved in parser cache with key wikiedu-mw_:pcache:idhash:167987-0!*!*!!en!2!* and timestamp 20171015180251 and revision id 1035870\n -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"visualClear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<ul class=\"pager\">\n<li class=\"previous\">\n            <a href=\"\/2017-meetings\/oeru-2017-meetings\">\u2190 Previous<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<li class=\"next\">\n            <a href=\"\/2017-meetings\/about\/about-the-oeru-meetings\">Next \u2192<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<br \/>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The OER universitas (OERu) is an international consortium of like-minded universities, polytechnics and community colleges using open education approaches to widen access to education for all. 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