Wikiversity

What Wikiversity is

Wikiversity is a free web-based learning and research project where people can use, create, and revise educational materials together. Anyone can take or teach a course, with no credential or account requirement. Wiki software supports collaborative editing, while learning projects collect pages about a topic or theme. Projects may involve tutorials, collaborative research, help or discussion forums, and debate clubs; materials include text, audio, video, and static learning resources. Wikiversity’s mission includes free multilingual materials for learners of all ages and levels, and its portal links to resources in languages such as English, Italian, French, German, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, and Japanese. Launched in August 2006 as a Wikimedia Foundation project, it awards no degrees. Its welcome page says it has no advertising. The Foundation says it does not sell or rent personal information and uses reasonable measures to help keep it secure. Contributions to Wikimedia Sites remain publicly and permanently available. Questions can be directed to the Wikiversity Colloquium.

Who it suits

Wikiversity suits people who want to take or teach courses, contribute learning materials, or join collaborative learning and research projects without formal entry requirements. It can serve learners across age groups and levels, with resources linked in multiple languages.

Limits

The Wikiversity plan has no cost or fees and no entrance requirements. Wikiversity awards no degrees, and contributions to Wikimedia Sites are publicly and permanently available.

Getting started

1. Visit https://www.wikiversity.org/.
2. Browse learning materials or projects on the web.
3. Take or teach a course without credentials or an account.
4. Use the Colloquium if you have questions.

Verdict

Wikiversity offers open participation and collaborative learning materials rather than formal credentials. Contributors should be comfortable with their edits remaining permanently public.