OEC Announces the 2019 Open Education Awards for Excellence for OPEN RESOURCES, TOOLS & PRACTICES

CONCORD, Mass. - Sept. 8, 2019 - PRLog -- The Open Education Awards for Excellence provide an annual recognition to outstanding contributions in the Open Education community. The awards are presented by the Open Education Consortium Board of Directors to recognize truly exceptional work and dedication to Open Education.

Join us in congratulating the 2019 recipients in the following categories for Open Resources, Tools & Practices:

OPEN MOOC:  MOOC PhD and Career Development
Institution: PhDOOC Association, FRANCE

OPEN COURSE:   Zero Textbook Cost Pathways: OER & Equity
Institution: Cabrillo College and College of the Canyons, UNITED STATES

OER Offline:  Offline Teacher Training MOOC
Institution: World Possible Guatemala, GUATEMALA

OPEN TEXTBOOK:  Open Textbook: Blueprint for Success in College and Career
Institution: Grossmont College, UNITED STATES

OPEN COLLECTION:  Grasple
Institution: TU Delft, THE NETHERLANDS

OER REPOSITORY: OCW Universidad de Cantabria
Institution: Universidad de Cantabria, SPAIN

OER TRANSLATIONS:  Asuka Academy
Institution: Asuka Academy, JAPAN

OER CURATION:  OASIS
Institution: SUNY Geneseo, UNITED STATES

OPEN PEDAGOGY:  The Open Patchbooks
Institution: Fleming College & eCampusOntario, CANADA

OPEN RESEARCH:   Studies of educational innovation in the open movement
Institution: Tecnologico de Monterrey, MEXICO

OPEN INNOVATION: Energy Sustainability training through MOOCs Subproject
Institution: Tecnologico de Monterrey, MEXICO

OPEN POLICY: Open Education Initiative
Institutions: UNESCO Chair in Distance Education and Educadigital Institute, BRAZIL

OPEN COLLABORATION: Connected Learning Initiative (CLIx)
Institution: Centre for Education, Innovation and Action Research, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, INDIA

OPEN SIMULATION: PhET Interactive Simulations
Institution: University of Colorado Boulder, UNITED STATES

OPEN APP: VR classroom
Institution: The Open University, UNITED KINGDOM - Rumpus Centre

OPEN SCIENCE: Qeios
Institution: Qeios Ltd, UNITED KINGDOM

OPEN GEOGRAPHY: Open Geography Education
Institution: Salt Lake Community College, UNITED STATES

Read more about the 2019 Open Education Awards for Excellence OPEN RESOURCES, TOOLS & PRACTICES AWARDS award recipients.

About the Open Education Consortium
The Open Education Consortium (OEC) is a non-profit, global, members-based network of open education institutions and organizations. OEC represents its members and provides advocacy and leadership around advancement of open education globally.