US Department of State Online Professional English Network (OPEN) Program

Overview: The OPEN Program offers virtual learning opportunities for foreign English language educators, professionals and learners worldwide. OPEN promotes mutual exchange of culture and provides free access to teaching and learning materials which can be reused, adapted and shared with others. OPEN professional development opportunities are sponsored by the US Department of State, implemented by FHI 360, and created by US academic institutions and experts in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

Massive Open Online Courses (for English language learning education): OPEN Program offers free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which are open to an unlimited number of participants. They offer a variety of MOOC styles, from self-paced to instructor-led, and course lengths, open for completion from 5 weeks to 12 weeks

Key Dates for Most English Language Learning OPEN courses:

Enrollment Opens: October 7, 2024

Course Starts: October 7, 2024

Enrollment Closes: December 23, 2024

Course End Date: December 30, 2024

OPEN Program (for English teacher education) this program offers foreign English teaching professions the opportunity to take innovative, online university-level classes and online professional development programming for teachers

OPEN Community of Practice (CoP): this is an active online forum designed to create connections, facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing and promote mutual cultural understanding between OPEN course alumni and US-based TESOL experts