This post (12 page PDF) reviews open university websites for information about open education practices, and I don't think it really succeeds. The starting point is drawn from Mishra's 2017 definition of "open educational practices" (13 page PDF) which includes the following characteristics:
- Open access: inclusive and equal access to educational opportunities without barriers such as entry qualifications and ability to pay.
- Open learning: the ability to study and learn at anytime, anywhere, and at any pace.
- Open scholarship: comprises releasing educational resources under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation, and redistribution by others (p. 376).
I think there's more that could be said, and consequently, room for a widening of the parameters for website analysis. But even so, an institutional website (typically created by a marketing department) may poorly reflect what actually happens at the institution.
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