The School of Open Launches its First Courses

Wondering how best to write a Wikipedia article? Curious as to Copyright law in our current online age? Which Creative Commons license should you choose? The School of Open now offers courses on the meaning, application, and impact of “openness” in the digital age.
Open Source Software, Open Educational Resources, Open Access...these and other 'open' terms are often bandied about by today's educators, but to what extent do we understand what they really mean? Here's a clue: they could hold the key to universal access to research, education, and culture. But as in any realm of learning, they will remain vague concepts until people take hold of them and put them into practice. To this end, P2PU and Creative Commons have created The School of Open, a crowdsourced academy that sheds light on these, and other, 'open' secrets. The school's first courses have just been launched, a variegated palette of stand-alone courses, which can be worked through at any time, and facilitated courses that run for a set period of weeks with an organizer that provides feedback and facilitates discussion. Mentors and learners, individuals and organizations alike are encouraged to create or improve courses. See here for a list of courses.