He is also Chief Openness Officer of Flat World Knowledge and founder of the Open High School of Utah. He was previously Associate Professor of Instructional Technology, and was also the Founder and Director of the Center for Open and Sustainable Learning (COSL) at Utah State University. His work on open content, open educational resources, and informal online learning communities has been reported in many international outlets, including The New York Times, The Hindu, MIT Technology Review, and WIRED. Wiley is also a member of the Advisory Committee of University of the People.