OEGlobal is thrilled to celebrate the publication of the special issue “Open Education and Open Science in the Digital Age: Echoes and Horizons of the Dubai Declaration” in the Journal of Interactive Media in Education (JIME).
This landmark collection transforms the commitments of the Dubai Declaration on Open Educational Resources—a call for OER as digital public goods and equitable access to knowledge—into practical insights and forward-looking practices.
This issue is guest edited by OEGlobal Co-Executive Director Marcela Morales alongside OEGlobal Board members, María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya and Paola Corti, and long-time Open Education advocate, Rory McGreal.
It features diverse voices exploring how emerging technologies can democratize knowledge production and sharing. Marcela’s pivotal role in coordinating this important collection underscores her dedication to Open Education’s global impact.
Huge congratulations to Marcela, Marisol, Poala, and Rory, and all contributors!
“As we face the pressing challenge of shaping the education of tomorrow, there is a growing urgency to explore innovative pathways grounded in collective participation and designed for the benefit of all.”
Marisol Ramírez-Montoya, Marcela Morales, Poala Corti, and Rory McGreal in the opening abstract of the publication
Browse the articles that make up the collection:
- Active Learning, Mentoring and AI- Open Educational Resources: A Case Study in a Virtual Laboratory by Darlene González Miy
- Empowering Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: The Impact and Future of Open Education in Latin America by Francisco Iniesto, Carina Bossu, Viviane Vladimirschi, Rob Farrow, Rebecca Pitt
- From Niche to Regime: Rethinking Openness in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Markus Deimann, Bence Lukács
- Open Educational Practices as Digital Public Goods: Promoting Resilience, Equity and Innovation in Higher Education Ecosystems by Javiera Atenas, Fabio Nascimbeni, Leo Havemann
- Optimize to Open: An Exploratory-Experimental Approach to the Computational Optimization of Open Large Language Models for Educational Access by Iván Miguel García-López, José-Martín Molina-Espinosa, María-Soledad Ramírez-Montoya
- TOLUCATRAIN VR 1.0: Implementation and Evaluation of an Open Educational Resource for Railway Training by Claudia Marina Vicario-Solórzano, Victor Joohvan Veraza-Garcia, Emmanuel González-Rogel, Aquiles Raziel Rojas-Martínez, Karla Josette Salas-Montoya
- Assessment of Open Educational Resources Instruments: A Systematic Review by Leonardo David Glasserman Morales, Carolina Alcantar-Nieblas, Andres Chiappe-Laverde
- Open Education in Latin America: A Regional Assessment of Open Educational Resources Initiatives by Davis Velarde-Camaqui, Iris Cristina Peláez-Sánchez, Yéssica Betzabé Contreras Fuentes, Azeneth Patiño
- Co-Creation Strategies for Equitable Open Education: A Framework for Diversity and Inclusion by Inés Alvarez-Icaza, Mireia Usart-Rodríguez, Patricia Torres-Sánchez, Benito Javier Martínez-Briones
- AI-Driven Model for Fostering International Cooperation in Open Education: A Roadmap for Innovation and Equity by Azeneth Patiño, Sandra Martínez-Pérez, Maria Soledad Ramírez-Montoya, Jhonattan Miranda
- Open Education and Science in the Digital Age: Virtual Reality and Competency Development in Physiology Learning within Health Sciences by Augusto Cabrera-Duffaut, Ana María Pinto-Llorente, Ana Iglesias-Rodríguez
- Sustainability Models for Open Educational Resources: A Pioneer Study Based on Interactive Media in Alignment with the 2024 Dubai Declaration by Cristina Sofia Torres-Castillo, Rasikh Tariq, Diana Hernández-Montoya, Antonio Martínez-Arboleda, Ernesto Pacheco-Velazquez
Dive in, share widely, and join us in amplifying these ideas to bridge digital divides.
The full citation: Ramírez-Montoya, MS, Morales, M, Corti, P and McGreal, R. 2026. Open Education and Open Science in the Digital Age: Echoes and Horizons of the Dubai Declaration. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2026(1): 1, pp. 1–7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jime.1098