Project awards recognize the efforts that support the production, use and/or promotion of Open Education in ways other than the creation and use of material resources. Awards are granted in two categories: Creative Innovation & Open Research.
CREATIVE INNOVATIONS
The Creative Innovation award recognizes a new approach to Open Education. Ideas or solutions that present a new way of thinking and substantially improve the discoverability, presentation, usability, accessibility or availability of openness in education. The award is granted to four wonderful initiatives this year:
IDEAS BOX
Bibliothèques Sans Frontières / Libraries Without Borders / France
Alicanto Cloud Social Learning Platform
Boston Children’s Hospital/OPENPediatrics and Beth Israel Deaconess Clinical Informatics / United States
ENGAGE “Equipping the Next Generation for Responsible Research and Innovation”
The Open University / United Kingdom
Open Up Resources Middle School Math
Open Up Resources / United States
OPEN RESEARCH
Open Research Award recognizes excellence in research studies about open education and/or related areas. Studies that help advance our understanding and demonstrate effectiveness related to challenges in OER. The OEC is honored to grant this distinction to two projects this year:
The Open Education Group
The Open Education Group at Brigham Young University / United States
openTEL
The Open University / United Kingdom