openeducation

crowdsourcing/outsourcing platform

these things should be considered in the open education movement.

another interesting endeavour to support p2p learning

great resource for kids; a wiki video platform

"The Molecular Sciences Institute is an independent, non-profit research laboratory that combines genomic experimentation and computer modeling. The mission of the MSI is to predict the behavior of cells and organisms in response to defined genetic and environmental changes. Progress toward this goal will significantly increase our understanding of biological systems and help catalyze radical changes in how diseases are understood and treated. Moreover, by enabling a more predictive biological understanding, work at MSI should enable a design-based engineering of biological systems and thus help bring about improvements in agriculture and in the environment. "

another OER initiative by the founder of the successful Cramster.com community website.

Socialbookmarking practices in the field of education : semantic, socio-cognitive and formative affordances Research about Diigo's communities.

very cool community making cool designs

The Mine! project is about equipping people with tools and functionality to enable them: * take charge of their data (content, relationships, transactions, knowledge) * arrange (analyse, manipulate, combine, mash-up) it according to their needs and preferences and * share it on their own terms * whilst connected and networked on the web.

social Q&A forum

Open Learn > Open University 

Andy Lane (Open University) on the sustainability of Open Educational Resources

BBC repository of online courses for many different languages.

Large and pretty complete How-to site.

online multiplayer language game (or something) to learn mandarin.

paper issue focusing on Open Educational Resources

The Google Toolbar can help you learning a language. Hover over a word, and it automatically shows you the translation.

Building Virtual Communities examines how learning and cognitive change are fostered by online communities. Contributors to this volume explore this question by drawing on their different theoretical backgrounds, methodologies, and personal experience with virtual communities.

virtual communities..

blogpost about business, revenue models and sustainability of Open Educational Resources.

Open2.net is the online learning portal from The Open University and the BBC.

Interesting academic approach toward creating metadata for learning objects