Table 2 OER initiatives in the Arab world
From: Current state of open educational resources in the Arab region: an investigation in 22 countries
Initiative category | Country | Initiative |
|---|---|---|
Creating open Universities | Sudan | Open University of Sudan |
Palestine | Al-Quds Open University | |
Saudi Arabia | Arab Open University | |
Developing OER repositories and MOOCs providers | Saudi Arabia | Shms repository (https://shms.sa/) |
Rwaq (https://www.rwaq.org/) | ||
Qatar | Qatar University institutional repository (https://qspace.qu.edu.qa/) | |
Bahrain | “my digital library (مكتبتي الرقمية) http://eteacher.edunet.bh/course/view.php?id=615) | |
Jordan | Edraak (https://www.edraak.org/en/) | |
Egypt | Supercourse of Science | |
Digital Assets Repository (DAR) system at the Library of Alexandria | ||
Tunisia | Virtual University of Tunis | |
Launching OER regulations | Bahrain | The Bahrain OER policy states as one of its objectives is ensuring that all the learning materials produced by teachers and students, by the Ministry of Education and supporting materials developed for teachers using public funds will adopt the CC-BYNC license. |
The Open Data Platform in Bahrain is a governmental initiative launched to establish a unified centre, to make public data available to the public and develop a strategy for open data, in order to promote transparency and encourage e-participation. | ||
Morocco | Open Digital Space for the Mediterranean (e-Omed) project | |
GENIE programme, which incorporates OER, and the strategy adopted by the National Laboratory of Digital Resources of the Ministry of Education, where a reference to OER is presented in draft ministerial notes regarding validation and certification of digital resources that are in development | ||
Lebanon | Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) University-wide Strategic Plan Vision 20/202015–2020, which calls for continuous training of faculty members and students on the use of OER in teaching and learning | |
Sudan | Open University of Sudan provides 430 textbooks as open content | |
Algeria | University of Bejaia encourages staff and students to use, create and publish OERs | |
Kuwait | Towards developing national OER policy | |
Qatar | Towards developing national OER policy | |
Jordan | Ministry of Education, in partnership with UNESCO, launched the Open Education Management Information System (EMIS) in 2016. | |
Oman | National OER Policy | |
Saudi Arabia | Developing national OER policy | |
Developing the OER ecosystem from the supply | ||
The Saudi National OER program includes the following objectives: (1) offer quality education for Arab citizens in the region and develop OER leadership in the region; (2) provide educational opportunities for Arabic speakers; (3) contribute to the quality of lifelong education; (4) enhance the quality and accessibility of teaching and learning resources; (5) strengthen the coordination in design, development and quality assurance of OER; (6) establish the best open educational practices, products, and outstanding processes through self-evaluation and peer review. | ||
Organizing e-learning trainings and OER seminars/workshops. | Morocco | The national OER Strategy Forum |
Tunisia | The 1st International Open Educational Resources (OER) Seminar | |
Libya | International Libyan conference on open educational resources and digital warehouse | |
Saudi Arabia | OER Workshop 2014, Riyadh | |
About 1000 OER Champions are being trained from PE/HE/LLL across the country | ||
Lebanon | Open Education Week 2017 | |
CC Summit 2015 | ||
Oman | Open Educational Resources Workshop at Higher College of Technology, 2017 | |
Egypt | OER National Strategy Forum, 2016 |