Much of this course focused on how to create openly licensed materials, by sharing the legal perspective and the practical steps needed. In this unit we will explore and practice how to create OER so they can have the biggest impact and be used without any legal or technical barriers. Big Question / Why It…

We live in a visual and vibrant culture that requires educators to provide relevant learning resources in the classroom, though finding and reusing others’ great works is not always simple. This unit will teach you how to find others’ OER and adapt them for use in your own classrooms. Big Question / Why It Matters…

Open education is an idea, as well as a set of content, practices, policy, and community. The goal of open education is to help everyone in the world access effective, open learning materials without legal, technical, and financial barriers. For the first time in history, educators around the world can create, open, and share high…

Creative Commons powers the open education movement with tools that help create better, more flexible and sustainable open educational resources (OER), practices, and policies. Creative Commons licenses are the most popular open licenses among education projects around the world. This unit will introduce you to the specifics of using CC licenses and CC licensed content…

Additional details on the court cases in section 4.2 In the FedEx Office case, the decision was affirmed by the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, which stated: “In sum, the unambiguous terms of License permit FedEx to copy the Materials on behalf of a school district exercising rights under the License and charge that…

Combining and adapting CC-licensed works is where things can get a little tricky. This lesson will give you the tools you need. “Combination of chilies” by City Foodsters is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Learning Outcomes Describe the basics of what it means to create an adaptation Explain the scope of the ShareAlike clause Explain…

The commons of CC-licensed and public domain works is a plentiful resource available to all of us. When you draw from it, remember to give credit to the creator and follow the other relevant license terms. Learning Outcomes Search for and discover CC-licensed works Give proper attribution when reusing CC-licensed works Big Question / Why…

Applying a CC license alone is not enough to ensure your work is freely available for easy reuse and remix. Censorship Limitations by stevenpb dedicated to the public domain using CC0. Learning Outcomes Explain why CC discourages changing the license terms Explain how a paywall effects CC-licensed content Describe why the technical format of content…

The act of applying a CC license is easy, but there are several important considerations to think through before you do. Learning Outcomes Name the most important considerations before applying a CC license or CC0 Apply a license using CC’s License Chooser and CC0 using CC’s Public Domain Dedication Evaluate which license to apply based…

Now that you know how the licenses work and how they are designed, you are ready to use CC licenses and CC0 for your own work and reuse CC-licensed works created by others. This unit covers what you need to know as a CC licensor and as a reuser. When your own CC-licensed work incorporates…