Blog

Latest news from ENCORE+:

See all ENCORE+ updates




Check the ENCORE+ areas of application:

Policies & Practice
Quality
OER Technology
Innovation & Business Models

Elements of an ENCORE+ Workshop

When the important restrictions on travel and face-to-face contact which were introduced to alleviate the Covid-19 pandemic began to be relaxed it became possible for the ENCORE+ team here to meet with our stakeholders at various in-person events.  These included OER22 in London, UK and Open Education Global in-person congress in Nantes, France.  Over the […]

1 comment

Does your organisation have an Open Educational Resources Policy or Strategy?

We need you! We are calling for participation of good practice examples of Open Educational Resources (OER) higher education policies and business strategies. The ENCORE+ Network aggregates stakeholders as well as existing networks around a community of practice with four thematic strands: technology, policy, innovation and quality. The aim of the Encore project is to […]

0 comments

Strategic support for OER value proposition

Policy and strategy report no. 1 The aim of this report is to explore how stronger relationships between higher education and business can address barriers to mainstream adoption and development of innovative and sustainable models and policies for Open Educational Practices (OEP).In this report, we explore how educational institutions and business interests can work together […]

0 comments

See all posts on Policies & Practice

Elements of an ENCORE+ Workshop

When the important restrictions on travel and face-to-face contact which were introduced to alleviate the Covid-19 pandemic began to be relaxed it became possible for the ENCORE+ team here to meet with our stakeholders at various in-person events.  These included OER22 in London, UK and Open Education Global in-person congress in Nantes, France.  Over the […]

1 comment

Credentialing learning in the European OER Ecosystem

New report from the ENCORE+ project, focused on Quality in OER. This report titled “Credentialing learning in the European OER Ecosystem“, based on expert interviews, has been produced by the ENCORE+ project to examine credentialing methodologies in the European OER ecosystem. It is intended to provide impetus to discussion, and so to move forward both […]

3 comments

Quality – Position Paper No. 2

Open Educational Resources and Repositories: the role of quality Thematic Peer Group Workshops as a method for building a community-oriented quality framework Quality for OER, respectively quality for open education is viewed as the single most important factor determining the uptake of OER in institutions and training contexts. This is stated in Position Paper 1, […]

0 comments

See all posts on Quality

Elements of an ENCORE+ Workshop

When the important restrictions on travel and face-to-face contact which were introduced to alleviate the Covid-19 pandemic began to be relaxed it became possible for the ENCORE+ team here to meet with our stakeholders at various in-person events.  These included OER22 in London, UK and Open Education Global in-person congress in Nantes, France.  Over the […]

1 comment

Proof of Concept (PoC) of key features of OER infrastructure

Roadmap towards building the POC of key features of OER infrastructure The aim of the activity within the ENCORE+ project that brought to this Proof of Concept is to investigate and identify success criteria for a robust, sustainable and quality assured OER repository.The investigation has taken into account not only EU examples, but also the […]

2 comments

OER Technology Circle – Position Paper No. 2

Open Educational Resources and Repositories: the role of technology Whether you are a developer, a content creator, or simply a user of Open Educational Resources, technology plays a fundamental role as a tool for streamlining processes, improving outcomes, and thus driving adoption of open resources among an ever-widening audience. The second Position Paper for the […]

0 comments

See all posts on Oer Technology

OER Innovation Briefing n.3

Innovation, Quality, Success Welcome to the second ENCORE+ Innovation Briefing! The goal of this series is to provide an accessible introduction to the innovation potential of Open Educational Resources (OER) in Europe. These briefings are aimed at professionals and leaders in higher education and business. This issue provides updates on some interesting projects, reports and […]

0 comments
Suggested framework for Open Innovation

ICDE Open Innovation Framework & Ecosystem ‘Clusters’

Earlier this year the International Council for Distance Education published a report which is relevant to the activities of the ENCORE+ project. The report – titled “Open Innovation Framework: Emerging Narratives from the ICDE OER Advocacy Committee” – was composed by the ICDE OER Advocacy Committee after a virtual workshop in October 2021. The focus […]

0 comments

ENCORE+ OER Innovation Survey

Details about the ENCORE+ OER Innovation Survey and excellence showcase

0 comments

See all posts on Innovation & Business Models

Skip to content