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

關於 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 的目標是：

• 讓世界各地的教育家、學生和自學者能夠獲得免費、可搜尋的猶他州立大學課程資料。
• 刺激猶他州立大學開放式課程的學習社群成長。
• 延伸和強化開放式課程理念的衝擊。

致謝

若是沒有下列單位協助，eduCommons將無法出現：

• William 與 Flora Hewlett 基金會的慷慨捐助。
• 麻省理工學院開放式課程所提供的完整處理流程文件，對於eduCommons的成功助益甚大。