OERu/OERu 17.10 Meeting/MVP courses

The 6th International Meeting of OERu Partners will focus on the implementation of the OERu 1st year of study.

This page provides an overview of the information that OERu partner institutions need to determine whether they are in a position to:


 * 1) Offer assessment services for transcript credit for selected OERu courses (survey to be distributed)
 * 2) Recognise transfer credit for selected courses (survey to be distributed).

Partners providing assessment services and/or recognition of transfer credit for the OERu 1st year of study will be listed on the oeru.org website.

Exit qualifications for the OERu 1st year of study
The OERu has confirmed two exit qualifications for the 1st year of study:


 * Certificate of General Studies, Thompson Rivers University.
 * Certificate of Higher Education in Business (OERu), University of the Highlands and Islands.

Clarifying the OERu micro-course model
As an international network, the OERu must ensure transnational credit transfer. However, the course sizes that make up a year of study differ across international jurisdictions. The international standard for one year of full-time study is approximately 1200 notional learning hours. The difference in course sizes typically found in different regions is illustrated in the table below:

To achieve a standard transfer “currency” the OERu has adopted a modular micro-course format. Each micro-course equates to 40 notional hours of learning effort. Therefore, in North America 3 micro-courses are typically required to make up a standard 3-credit course, whereas in Australia, 4 micro-courses must be completed to qualify for transcript credit for the relevant course.

The assessing OERu partner can decided to offer one assessment for the set of associated micro-courses, or alternatively provide an assessment for each micro-course. In the OERu model, learners must successfully complete 30 micro-courses for an equivalent full year of study.

The decision to implement micro-courses has enabled the OERu to partner with Edubits to offer micro-credentials for selected courses with pathways to formal academic credit.

OERu minimum viable product courses
The OERu is planning to launch the equivalent of 72 micro-courses (2,880 notional hours or 2.4 FTE years of study) as minimum viable product for the OERu 1st year of study. 80% of the open online courses have been completed (or are nearing completion) in preparation for a phased launch of the OERu 1st year of study.

Course list
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