Bolivia/OER

Overview

Bolivia (Spanish: [boˈliβja]), officially known as the Plurinational State of Bolivia (Spanish: Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, locally: [esˈtaðo pluɾinasjoˈnal de βoˈliβja], Quechua: Bulivya Mamallaqta, Aymara: Wuliwya Suyu) is a landlocked country located in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina to the south, Chile to the southwest, and Peru to the west. Its capital is Sucre and it has a population of 10,389,913.

Further information

For further general information see Wikipedia:Bolivia/OER.

Education in Bolivia/OER

For a general description of education in Bolivia/OER see Education:Bolivia/OER.

e-learning

For a description more focussed to e-learning see E-learning:Bolivia/OER.

Bolivia participates in the MOOC Camp initiative, which is led by the US Department of State and hosts facilitated discussions around massive open online courses (MOOCs).

OER Initiatives in Bolivia/OER

Through Fundacion Uvirtual, a nonprofit civil foundation that works with universities and companies seeking to deliver online courses, Bolivia is participating in an international project called Oportunidad (Opportunity). Institutions from Latin America and the European Union participate in this project, which seeks to create a common ground in higher education by increasing the use of open educational resources (OERs) and practices (OEPs). Oportunidad started in January 2012 and ends in June 2014.

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