Courses about OA

This list is part of the Open Access Directory.


 * This is a list of courses about OA, in whole or part.


 * Chronological order within each section.

Courses about OA

 * 2000s
 * Open Access Class Syllabus, by Heather Morrison. First taught May 2007, University of British Columbia. Next class: May / June 2011.
 * OA Class 2008 Student Blogs & Wikis.


 * Topics in Scholarly Communications class LIBR 559L blog, by Heather Morrison. First taught January 2008, University of British Columbia. Next class May / June 2011.
 * LIBR 559L Syllabus, Student sample journal.
 * Fall 2009


 * Seminar in Information Science: The Open Movement and Libraries, by Ellyssa Kroski. LIBR287-06/LIBR287-15.  Fall 2008, San Jose State University.
 * Open and Libraries Class Journal.


 * 2010s
 * Open Access: logiche e strumenti, by Elena Giglia. Fall 2010, University of Torino.  In Italian.


 * Open Access for Earth Scientists 2010, by Ivo Grigorov. One day webinar training will full support of European Institute for Marine Studies, UBO, France (2 credits).
 * Began in [2010s?]


 * Open Access for Global Climate Change Scientists 2011, by Ivo Grigorov. One day webinar training will full support of Graduate School at DTU-AQUA, Denmark (under negotiation for most appropriate way of insertion into the training catalogue).
 * Began in [2010s?]


 * Otwarta nauka (open science), by Bożena Bednarek-Michalska and Karolina Grodecka, Poland. Online course full support of the Nicolaus Copernicus University Library, the AGH University of Science and Technology, and EIFL.
 * Began in 2011.


 * Open Access and Scholarly Communication, by Robin Peek. Course Proposal approved by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College on November 16, 2011. Course number and inital offering pending.


 * Open Access and Scholarly Communication, by Robin Peek. First taught Summer 2011, then Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2013. Simmons College


 * Open in Action: The Case for Open Access Publishing. 2016, University of Adelaide. In-person workshop.


 * Designing Successful Open Access and Open Data Policies: Introductory. FOSTER. Online course.
 * Overview from PASTEUR4OA.
 * Wikidata: Q55452210.
 * Began in [2010s?]


 * Open Science at the Core of Libraries. FOSTER. Online course for librarians.
 * Began in [2010s?]


 * Online Course on Open Science (click "Kirjaudu vierailijana" to login as guest)
 * In Finnish.
 * Coordinated by National Library of Finland.
 * Began in [2010s?]

Courses with significant units about OA

 * 2000s
 * Introduction to Open Education, by David Wiley. Fall 2007, University of Utah.


 * FIS 2309, Design of Electronic Text, by Joan Cherry. Summer 2008, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto.
 * Scroll: Essays in the Design of Electronic Text (the student journal)


 * LIS 457 Digital Publishing, by Robin Peek. Regular Offering. Simmons College.


 * LIS 421 Social Informatics, by Robin Peek. Regular Offering. Simmons College.


 * Open Source, Open Access, Open Education, by Michael Peters. University of Illinois.
 * (No direct link to the course, and no date on the catalog. However, it was listed among "current courses" in March 2009.)


 * Social Media & Open Education, by Alec Couros. Fall 2009, University of Regina.
 * Also see the Fall 2010 iteration of the course.


 * 2010s
 * MANTRA: Research Data Management Training.
 * "Free online course for those who manage digital data as part of their research project."
 * Maintained by University of Edinburgh, UK.
 * Began in 2010.


 * Open Science: An Introduction. 2013, Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU).


 * Intro to Openness in Education, by David Wiley. [2014?]. Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU).


 * Open Research. 2014, Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU).
 * Includes Open Access Publishing module.


 * Open Knowledge in Higher Education.
 * "Exploring themes of open knowledge in higher education. An open course module offered through Medium by the University of Manchester," UK.
 * Began in 2015.


 * OpenData Media.
 * Goal: "To get civil society more involved in debates on public policies by better harnessing open data" in Francophone Africa and elsewhere. Aimed at journalists.
 * In French, English.
 * Organized by CFI, part of France Médias Monde.
 * Began in 2016.


 * Curs Open Data Ambiental. 2017, Col·legi d’Ambientòlegs de Catalunya (COAMB). In-person course in Barcelona, Spain, about open data.


 * Online-Kurs zu Open Educational Resources (COER18).
 * Goal: overview of OER theory and practice. Aimed at faculty, producers.
 * In German.
 * Instructors: Sandra Schön, Martin Ebner.
 * Offered in 2017, 2018. Based on COER13, 2013.
 * Hosted by iMooX platform; maintained by Graz University of Technology, Austria. "All iMooX learning materials are not only free of charge, but can also be reused."


 * Navigating the Sea of Scholarly Communications.
 * Produced by Australian National University Library.
 * Launched in 2017.
 * Includes OA segment.


 * Building an Open and Information-rich Research Institution.
 * Instructors: Sarah Shreeves, Danny Kingsley.
 * Syllabus and bibliography.
 * Part of FORCE11 Scholarly Communication Institute, San Diego, USA, 2017.


 * ASIRA (Access to Scientific Information Resources in Agriculture).
 * Goal: "enhance the visibility, accessibility and usability of agricultural data and science."
 * Aimed at researchers, librarians, students.
 * "Online course for low-income countries delivered by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with Research4Life."
 * Began in 2017.


 * Making an Impact with Open Science.
 * Coordinator: Michiel de Jong.
 * Produced by TU Delft, Netherlands, as part of its online OpenCourseWare.
 * Began in [2017?]


 * Emerging Learning Technologies.
 * Highly detailed online 2018 syllabus (known as "The Famed 'Monster Syllabus'").
 * Instructor: Curt Bonk.
 * In-person course offered by Indiana University, School of Education.


 * Master Class on Open Data Awareness Raising.
 * Instructors: Laura Meggiolaro, Lissette Mey of Land Portal organization, based in the Netherlands.
 * Held at India Land and Development Conference (ILDC), New Delhi, 2018.


 * Open Education, Licensing and Copyright in the Digital World.
 * Developed by Wayne Makintosh, Jim Taylor.
 * Hosted online by OERu, based in New Zealand.
 * Began in 2018.


 * Transparent and Open Social Science Research.
 * "Explore the drivers of the social science credibility crisis and learn tools to make your own work more open and reproducible."
 * Instructors: Ted Miguel, Fernando Hoces.
 * Developed by Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences (BITSS), University of California.
 * Hosted online by FutureLearn of the Open University, UK.
 * Began in 2018?