Wikiversity

Free learning platform

Wikiversity is a free online educational platform hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, the organization behind Wikipedia.

Unlike Wikipedia's encyclopedia entries, Wikiversity provides learning materials, courses, and research projects that anyone can contribute to or use: I found a good introductory physics course on Wikiversity.

The platform supports collaborative learning and original research.

learning

courses

Academic subjects or meal stages

resources · curriculum · syllabus · modules · assignments · quizzes · self-paced · study · education · e-learning

platform

Wikimedia

Free knowledge project operator

interface · namespace · categories · templates · modules · extensions · search · navigation · dashboard · homepage

community

participants

Those actively involved

mentors · custodians · volunteers · discussion · collaboration · feedback · forums · communication · guidelines · policies

openness

free

Without payment or restriction

remix · transparent · inclusive · barrier-free · multilingual · global · accessible · nonprofit · donation

Opposites
institutional accreditation and formality

WikiversityHarvard University

Elite Cambridge-based academic institution

Oxford University · MIT · medical school · law school · professional school

content control and authority

Wikiversitypeer-reviewed journal

Publication vetted by field experts

educational model

WikiversityPearson

Anglo surname

standardized curriculum · Coursera

Family

university, wiki, universities, Wikipedia, wikis, Wiktionary, Wikibooks

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated G