The Open Educational Quality (OPAL) Initiative announces the launch of tools for organizations and individuals to self-assess their level of adoption and integration of Open Educational Practices (OEP). The OEP Guide includes a maturity model, detailed description of the concept, and description of the elements which constitute Open Educational Practices.
These tools provide the basis upon which organizations and individuals may work to improve the openness of their educational practices. Through this 3 stage process it is thus possible to:
- Position yourself or your organization on the OEP trajectory according to the degree of uptake of OEP
- Better understand your strategy for OEP and create a vision for openness
- Analyse the implementation and promotion of OEP with a view to creating a better environment for OEP
Two appendices are published as further background to the OEP Guide. “The Open Educational Practice Landscape” is a position paper describing further the concept of open educational practices, while a list of elements provides further explanation of the consituent parts of Open Educational Practices.
