Below are useful links on the Commonwealth of Learning website, as well as external links.
KNOWLEDGE SERVICES
Knowledge Finder
COL's website offers a range of search fields on its Internet pages. The aim is to give access to additional resources, customised to the topic area of the web page the user is viewing.
WikiEducator
A community resource supported by the Commonwealth of Learning for the development of free educational content.
Copyright
Working with experts in copyright, COL is assisting member countries to gain insights into the present copyright situation, by identifying exceptions and limitations to copyright that are permitted by international agreements and necessary for a fair education policy.
News Feeds
RSS news feeds relating to specific areas of interest to COL partners, such as Open Educational Resources (OER) News Feed and Qualifications Framework News Feed.
Information Resource Centre
The Commonwealth of Learning Information Resource Centre provides reference and information retrieval service to staff, consultants, clients and official visitors. Services available include an on-line catalogue and RSS news feeds.
LIBRARY SERVICES
Academic Earth
Offers free access to video courses and academic lectures from leading colleges and universities. Its goal is to give everyone on earth access to a world-class education.
Flat World Knowledge
Publisher of open-source college textbooks, they offer free versions of their textbooks online then charge for various derivatives and additions. Their catalogue is currently focused on business topics.
Free Management Library
The Library provides easy-to-access, clutter-free, comprehensive resources regarding the leadership and management of you, other individuals, groups and organisations. Content is relevant to the vast majority of people, whether they are in large or small for-profit or nonprofit organisations. Over the past 10 years, the Library has grown to be one of the world's largest well-organized collections of these types of resources.
Free Video Lectures
Offers free video lectures, free online courses, video Lessons, lecture videos, tutorials, and free download from top colleges and universities. It’s objective is to organise the world's educational videos and make them universally accessible and down-loadable.
Management Internet Library
The Library has material for students, teachers and professionals.
The Work911.com Workplace Supersite Network
Access to hundreds of free online articles on business, management, success at work, etc.
Textbook Revolution
Free textbooks relating to Business Management available for download.
Cornell University – Business Web Sites
The Management Library staff has compiled lists of free web sites for a variety of business-related topics. In most cases the services are free, although some do require a registration. Certain library-subscribed services are also included.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organisation dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic analogues to the traditional paper-based theses and dissertations.
This website contains information about the initiative, how to set up Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) programmes, how to create and locate ETDs, and current research in digital libraries related to NDLTD and ETDs.
Open Access Business and Economic Journals
The aim of the Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact. The Directory aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals that use a quality control system to guarantee the content. In short a one stop shop for users to Open Access Journals.
PUBLICATIONS
A wide range of studies, reports and research documents have been published by the Commonwealth of Learning. Most are available for download, free-of-charge, on our web site.
Open Courseware and OERs
A definition of Open Courseware (OCW) and Open Educational Resources (OERs) is provided. Using Google and Yahoo Pipes search fields, this site will assist you in locating educational resources specific to your needs. Other relevant sites are listed below.
OER Commons
Online Education Database (OEDb)
Open Courseware Consortium
Open Courseware Finder
MIT Open Courseware – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Open Learn – The Open University
Open Yale Courses – Yale University
Open Source Tools
The Open Source Business Resource (OSBR.ca)
The goal of the Open Source Business Resource is to provide quality and insightful content regarding the issues relevant to the development and commercialisation of open source assets.
GENDER MICRO-SITE
This site is designed to provide a one-stop, comprehensive platform to access print and electronic resources on gender and open, distance and technology-mediated learning (ODL) with a special emphasis on information and communication technology (ICT).
QUALITY ASSURANCE MICRO-SITE
This site is designed to provide a single, convenient access point to existing resources in quality assurance in open and distance learning (ODL). It is of particular use to institutions, researchers and governments seeking to establish benchmarks for quality provision.
LINKS TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS & RESOURCES
Includes links to other organisations and databases, free access to online journals, e-mail and news digests and portals, national consortia for online education & information for international students and professional development resources.