Key Points
- Organize and staff opencourseware according to the scope of the effort. Most functions may already exist at your institution — leverage them when possible. How you organize will be institution-specific.
- Make the organization "faculty-centric." A key success factor is to make it easy and worthwhile for faculty to participate.
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This section includes the following Focus Areas:
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Staffing for the various opencourseware functions will depend on the scope of the opencourseware effort and the availability of services on campus. In some environments, more than one function might be combined into a single position. For a large implementation, multiple staff might be needed for just one function. Institutions may choose to outsource some functions. The principal functions involved in running an opencourseware are listed below.
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Executive leadership and overall project management
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Faculty/Department coordination
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Course content production and publication
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Intellectual property clearance and licensing
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Information technology setup and operation
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Communications and outreach
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Evaluation and assessment