Introduction to Open Education, Recommendations, and Documents

Collaboration implies the exchange of knowledge and experience, as well as the joint sharing of strategies and initiatives, for the purpose of improving learning and teaching.

It is achieved by promoting awareness-raising activities, creating networks between institutions, and through agreements that support open educational practices (OEP) at different levels: among individuals, regional and national institutions, and at the international level.

Different stakeholders (e.g., competent authorities (government), institutions, and teachers) must collaborate in open education to promote awareness-raising about the importance of openness as well as the sharing of practices.

Collaboration in open education promotes the exchange of knowledge, the co-production of OER and courses, the joint offering of open online courses and MOOCs, joint certification and recognition, the development of open digital learning environments, and the acquisition and enhancement of digital competencies. It can also reduce the financial burden of preparing educational content.