OER Knowledge CloudPresentationApplications, algorithms and data: Open educational resources and the next generation of virtual learningApplications, algorithms and data: Open educational resources and the next generation of virtual learning20172017/11virtual learningstudent productionopen teachingOER repositoryTunisiaEducation Ouverte: Ressources Educatives Libres et Ingenierie de FormationEducation Ouverte: Ressources Educatives Libres et Ingenierie de Formation1-36The next generation of OERs will take a step beyond traditional media and classroom support and begin to take advantage of the unique properties of virtual learning. Using examples such as virtual containers and actionable data books, I sketch the future for the next generation of OERs as a distributed and interactive network of applications, algorithms and data. Keynote, Nov 30, 2017.http://www.downes.ca/presentation/481http://www.downes.ca/presentation/481Hammamet, Tunisia