Democratising Higher Education with OERs and FOSS

Explore the democratization of higher education through Open Educational Resources (OERs) and Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in this 42-minute conference talk from linux.conf.au. Learn about the Open Education Resource Foundation's mission to make quality higher education accessible worldwide using open-source processes and openly-licensed curriculum materials. Discover the OER universitas network, its institutional partners, and the next-generation digital learning environment built entirely on open-source online services. Gain insights into the foundation's open-source technology stack, custom development, and integration efforts, all made available for others to recreate. Understand the principles of learner freedom and digital privacy that drive the foundation's use of exclusively open-source software and openly available content. Delve into the cost-effective model for formal academic credit and assessment services provided by institutional partners.