Open Education Conference Community Continues to Grow with Second Virtual Year - SPARC

The 2021 Open Education Conference drew more than 1,800 participants—an all-time high for the 18th convening of the annual event held virtually October 18-22. Practitioners, researchers, and advocates from around the world tuned in to share and learn about open educational resources, open pedagogy and open education initiatives.

OpenEd aims to be a catalyst for educational equity, change, and transformation. Planning for this year’s conference, which featured 500 speakers, emphasized a broad representation of voices. The theme, “Making Open for All,” put action for equity and inclusion at the center of programming. The hope was to empower participants to promote an ecosystem that is innovative and sustainable...."