Learning in a digital age/LiDA103/About

Course name: Open education, copyright and open licensing in a digital world

Open education, copyright and open licensing in a digital world is one of four micro-courses for the Learning in a Digital age course. In this micro-course you will learn how to harness the potential of open education in pursuit of your own learning goals while adhering to the requirements of copyright in a digital world.

What's it about?
Learning in a Digital Age is about learning on the Internet and we recommend that any learner embarking on tertiary study in today's world should take this free course. In this micro-course, you will develop and effectively apply knowledge of copyright, open licensing and license remix compatibility utilising open education practices to support tertiary learning in a global digital context.

What will I learn?
In this micro-course you will:
 * Discuss the implications of why open matters for learning in a digital age.
 * Define what constitutes an open educational resource (OER)
 * Identify implications of OER for solving real-world problems and learning in a digital age.
 * Gain knowledge of how copyright works in a digital world.
 * Apply knowledge of the scope, rights, protections, exceptions, and, transfer of copyright.
 * Interpret and apply knowledge of the Public Domain, Creative Commons open licenses and legal remix compatibility for derivative works.
 * Explore additional dimensions of openness for learning in a digital age.

What's involved?
There are 7 learning pathways, each containing numerous resources and learning challenges, designed to help you achieve success for networked learning in a digital age. The learning pathways are:
 * Why open matters
 * Defining OER
 * Copyright
 * Copyright case study
 * Creative commons
 * Remix game
 * Dimensions of openness.

The micro-course can be completed in 40 hours, including preparation for the assessment.