Education & Training

The following are links to a range of selected sites devoted to innovative 'Open' Education & Training resources:

• Academic Earth - Founded with the goal of giving everyone on earth access to a world-class education.

• Coursera - An online platform where anyone, anywhere can learn and earn credentials from some of the world’s top universities.

• Creative Commons - Helping to legally share knowledge and creativity to build a more equitable, accessible, and innovative world.

• OpenStax - Contains educational materials at all levels, organized in small modules that can be connected into larger courses.

• COSI 'Open' Education Software - Another key starting point for investigating innovative 'open' education & training software solutions.

• edX - An online learning site or MOOC, offering high-quality courses from the world’s best universities and institutions to learners everywhere

• Khan Academy - An online school providing a free world-class education for anyone anywhere.

• KnowItAll.org - South Carolina's free education web portal to interactive K-12 websites for students, teachers, and parents.

• Linux Professional Institute - Advocating, training, & certifying individuals in the professional use of Linux and Open Source software.

• Open Education Database (OEDb) - A comprehensive collection of free online business courses offered by colleges.

• Open Education Resources (OER) Commons - The worldwide OER movement provides access free high-quality education solutions.

• EduCause - News, reports and information published about open source education & training solutions.

• Sakai - An open source software suite for education, research and related scholarly activities.

• Udacity - Offering free online college courses leading to certification in key professions or subject areas.

• Udemy - A global marketplace to low-cost online learning and teaching courses.

• VirtualSC - A free state-sponsored online education program serving students in grades 7-12 and Adult Education Programs.

* Check out the Open Education & Training Video Playlist on YouTube