This site is involved in making course materials available through an open content license.

关于 eduCommons：

This site is based on eduCommons 2.1.0 final.

eduCommons is server software designed to provide last-mile support for open access initiatives like Utah State University OpenCourseWare or MIT OpenCourseWare. Many institutions already deliver digital educational materials via a closed access learning management system like WebCT or Blackboard. With this existing collection of digitized educational materials, such an institution is very close to being able to launch its own open access collection initiative. eduCommons begins here, providing the remaining functionality necessary to successfully develop and manage the collection, including a workflow process that steps users through uploading materials into the repository, the copyright clearance process, reassembly of materials into courses, a quality assurance process, and final publication of the materials. Powered by Python, Zope, and Plone, eduCommons is open source software that runs on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows platforms.

eduCommons 的目标是：

• 让世界各地的教育家、学生和自学者能够获得免费、可搜寻的犹他州立大学课程资料。
• 刺激犹他州立大学开放式课程的学习社群成长。
• 延伸和强化开放式课程理念的冲击。

致谢

若是没有下列单位协助，eduCommons将无法出现：

• William 与 Flora Hewlett 基金会的慷慨捐助。
• 麻省理工学院开放式课程所提供的完整处理流程文件，对于eduCommons的成功助益甚大。