A Revolution
The University of California, Irvine has a long history of social engagement. As a leading public research University, an important part of its mission is to showcase and disseminate the research and scholarship of the University to the public.
Open educational content is a concept that will advance human knowledge, creativity, lifelong learning, and the social welfare of educators, students, and self-learners across the globe.
Our Contribution
As a proud member of the OCW Consortium, the University of California, Irvine strives to meet the following goals:
- To meet the University of California’s desire to play a significant role in the contribution to the social welfare of the state, the nation and the world
- To showcase the University’s top instructional efforts and make those course materials free on a global scale to educators, students, and self-learners
- To create educational assets that are discoverable, searchable, and modifiable under Creative Commons licenses
About the Movement
OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a free and open digital publication of high quality university-level educational materials, often including syllabi, lecture notes, assignments and exams. Open educational resources are based on the notion that knowledge and education are common goods that must be supported by a defined community.
While OCW initiatives typically do not provide a degree, credit, certification, or access to instructors, the materials are made available, for free, under open licenses for use and adaption by educators and learners around the world.
