Six major Japanese research universities have launched the Japan OpenCourseWare Alliance. From the web site: 'The OpenCourseWare project was firstly developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in order to provide a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world. In Japan, in cooperation with MIT, the six universities listed below have established the JAPAN OCW ALLIANCE and are now offering the content of their academic courses to the general public.' The participating institutions are Osaka University, Kyoto University, Keio University, the Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Tokyo, and Waseda University.' (Thanks to Mine Shinji.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 5/18/2005 10:18:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
