@inbook { title = {The Saylor.org model}, year = {2012}, month = {02/2012}, author = {Shoop, Jennifer}, editor = {Oblinger, Diana. G.}, keywords = {research, open courseware, higher learning, challenges, case study}, language = {eng}, publisher = {EDUCAUSE Publications}, pages = {337-342}, issn = {978-1-933046-00-6}, abstract = {Saylor.org is an open-access online-learning platform that provides self-paced college-level courseware to the public free of charge. The site is funded and maintained by The Saylor Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit institution. For the past two years, we have focused on building a suite of 241 courses across twelve high-enrollment disciplines. We have recruited over two hundred instructors to design each of our areas of study and their constituent courses so that they are grounded in tried-and-true pedagogical experience; tied to clear, measurable learning outcomes; comprised of top-quality educational resources; and geared toward independent learners. We believe that our open courseware project is game changing in its scalability: because our courses are designed to be autodidactic and self-paced and all course content is cost-free and open-access, we can serve any English-speaking learner in the world with Internet access and a desire to learn.}, url = {http://www.educause.edu/Resources/GameChangersEducationandInform/CaseStudy15TheSaylororgModel/250632}, }