Educational Technology

November 21, 2011

Mexico’s Largest University to Post Online Nearly All Publications and Course Materials

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By Steven Ambrus, Chronicle of Higher Ed

The National Autonomous University of Mexico, better known as UNAM, has said it will make virtually all of its publications, databases, and course materials freely available on the Internet over the next few years—a move that some academics speculated could push other universities in the region to follow suit. Campus officials at UNAM, Mexico’s largest university, said the program, known as All of UNAM Online, could double or triple the institution’s 3.5 million publicly available Web pages, as the largest collection of its kind in Latin America. They also said it was key to UNAM’s social mission as a public institution: providing educational resources to populations usually underrepresented in the university system—really, to anyone who desires access to them. “As the national university, we must assume a national mission and give back to society what we are doing with its financial support,” said Imanol Ordorika, a professor of social sciences and education at UNAM and a key force behind the effort. “That means providing open access and being accountable and transparent.”

http://chronicle.com/article/Mexicos-Largest-University-to/129772/

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