Jonathan Darby, Director, Working in Partnerships Project, Open University, UK,
Dr Paul Lefrere, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Educational Technology, Open University, UK, and Dominic Newbould, Director of External Relations, Open University Worldwide contribute on 'Global partnership models for courses, programmes and consultancy'. This paper will present case studies of how campus-based universities can meet the global demand for education more effectively and at lower cost, through a combination of strategic collaboration, knowledge sharing and blended and distance learning based on 'open content'. It will include a number of examples - which, in principle, could be replicated worldwide - including: