BYU Begins OCW Pilot

Jane Park at Creative Commons is reporting on David Wiley’s announcement that Brigham Young University will begin its own OCW pilot. The pilot starts will six courses licensed CC-BY-NC-SA. Intriguingly, Wiley reports that 85 out of 3500 visitors enroll in for-credit course, potentially pointing a way to sustainability. From Wiley’s post:

This pilot is part of a dissertation study to measure the impact of OCW courses on paying enrollments. In other words, the study will answer questions like “Does providing access to OCW versions of courses undercut the market for the for-credit versions of the courses?” and “Can OCW versions of courses that can be taken for credit at a distance generate enough revenue (as a lead generation mechanism) to financially sustain an ongoing OCW effort?”