And, since Open Content comes in under the Creative Commons license structure. Actually, I’m curious if Open Content ever is not Creative Commons? In any case, to understand the use of Open Content, it’s important to understand Creative Commons licensing. Creative Commons Licensing Terms Creative Commons licensing terms. Most of the OCW content appears to come under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 For example, Flickr provides access to images according to Creative Commons license. MORE >>

In the last few years, the introduction of Creative Commons licensing has ensured that a lot of web based content is now open for reuse, repurposing and even commercial use. Essentially, Creative Commons has established a set of licences that enables content creators to waive their right to receive any royalties or other payment for their work. Now you have a collection of images you can use under the agreements of Creative Commons. Much of the content on Wikipedia for example is licensed under Wikimedia Commons - a version of CC. It is not. MORE >>

The plugin is called “ Creative Commons Configurator &# and you go through a process of selecting the type of licence you want to use, and how you want it displayed. Tags: Blogging Creative Commons eLearning PLE Social Media Twitter Tynt WordPress WordPress30 Note : In this series I’ll delve into some of the better plugins available for WordPress that I am already using, or about to start using. m aiming to highlight 30 of the better plugins. Much has been written recently about people having their work ripped off, word for word. MORE >>

You've got to understand creative commons if you are going to work with and engage in a world of user-generated content. Amplify’d from drapestakes.blogspot.com Step 1: Understand the rules of the Creative Commons. Creative Commons in the Classroom View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. tags: resources source ) The Educator's Guide to the Creative Commons Read more at drapestakes.blogspot.com See this Amp at [link 2 great videos on CC and a great slideshare for educators on CC. MORE >>

So whether it's licensing agreements such as Copyleft or Creative Commons, or open access journals, or even massively online open courses, the open educational practices are gaining ground and influence in the academic world. Tags: creative commons Open content OER Google MOOC OEP open scholarship I made a video recording for Core Ed while I was at the Ulearn conference in New Zealand last month. They sat me in front of two cameras, and asked me to talk off the cuff, no script, about something that I was passionate about. But things are changing slowly. MORE >>