Open Learning Initiative | Open Learning Initiative

What we do

The Open Learning Initiative offers online courses to anyone who wants to learn or teach. Our aim is to combine open, high-quality courses, continuous feedback, and research to improve learning and transform higher education.Learn More

The Most Important Higher Ed Story of 2015

UC Davis and OLI work highlighted by Inside Higher Ed Learn More

HIMS Course

The full course Health Information Technology Foundations is now available Learn More

Open Access

Learn at your own pace, get access to free courses, and get the feedback you need to succeed. Learn More

Improving the Teaching Experience

Using OLI as a part of your teaching can help you target student misconceptions during class time. Learn More

Active Learning

Throughout our courses, students encounter activities, simulations, and virtual labs to help them apply and test their learning. Learn More

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Higher education is faced with some big, big challenges—from resource issues to compressed teacher/student interaction times. Watch this video to get a glimpse of what we’re doing to help the higher education system respond.

What people are saying
In comparing OLI to other (commercial) online learning materials, I think the integration of questions, hints, and feedback with the actual learning materials is a huge advantage. Statistics Instructor