Open courseware

Grader A: hit

MOOCs enrolled millions in 2012-14; Babson 2014: about a third of US faculty aware of OER and a share used them; well above 5% of learners in higher ed reached by OCW/MOOCs.

Test: at least 5% of higher-ed faculty/institutions or learners used OCW/OER/MOOCs by 2014

• Opening the Curriculum: Open Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2014 (Babson) (2014-10): Just over a third of faculty aware of OER; OER in use as course material by a minority of faculty
• Open educational resources perceived as high quality, even though faculty awareness lags (2014-11-04): Faculty awareness of OER limited (5.1% very aware), but OER used by those aware

Grader B: hit

Babson 2013: 5.0% of US higher-ed institutions offered a MOOC, a further 9.3% planning; MIT OCW and OER already widely used. Meets the threshold by 2014.

Test: At least 5% of higher-ed institutions or learners used them by 2014.

• Changing Course: Ten Years of Tracking Online Education in the United States (2013-01): 5.0% of institutions offer a MOOC; 9.3% planning