"We hear about it all the time: Universal access to research, education and culture-all good things, without a doubt-made possible by things like open source software, open educational resources and the like.
But what are these various communities and what do they mean? How can we all learn more and get involved?
School of Open has rolled the conversation back to square one so that understanding the basics is easy. Through a list of new courses created by users and experts, people can learn more about what "openness" means and how to apply it. There are stand-alone courses on copyright, writing for Wikipedia, the collaborative environment of open science, and the process behind making open video.
These free courses start March 18 (sign up by clicking the "start course" button by Sunday, March 17):
Copyright 4 Educators (US)
Copyright 4 Educators (AUS)
Creative Commons for K-12 Educators
Writing Wikipedia Articles: The Basics and Beyond
These free courses are open for you to take at any time:
Get a CC license. Put it on your website
Open Science: An Introduction
Open data for GLAMs
Intro to Openness in Education
A Look at Open Video
Contributing to Wikimedia Commons
Open Detective
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