People ask me, “why is the site called Open Source EduVersity?”. EduVersity is obviously a combination of Education and University, but what is Open Source?
Open-source software is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose.
Open Source also refers to information that is freely and publicly available – such as news and information on the internet that is accessible to the general public.
As an Open Source Intelligence Analyst, I access Open Source, or freely available and accessible information, to analyze events. That doesn’t just mean “news”, but using tools such as Google Earth or tools to scan the Internet of Things.
When i was teaching at college, I taught my students to use OS sources to gather information. I also used Open sources for course material. My first education site relied on Open Source content.
When I created OSEV, the idea was too also rely heavily on Open Source material, then ChatGPT and the new wave in the AI Revolution came along, making my life much more simple. I kept the name Open Source and added EduVersity.
Yes, the idea that this is Open Source material means that you can find all of this information “on the internet”. So then, you ask, “why don’t I just do that?”. You can, but here is why you shouldn’t… You are trying to learn about a topic, and you want reliable information that a trained educator and course creator has vetted and organized for your learning. You can’t test yourself and award yourself a certificate for having successfully completed the study. On the other hand, this is why OSVE fees are low – because you are essentially just paying for someone to organize information for you and to test you on the material – although your “teacher” is here to guide you and offer assistance.