Find your concept
Search for what you need and jump straight to that node in the graph. No course container required. If the concept is missing, ask for it and a stub is created.
Open Degree
The Public Standard for Learning
Open Degree is a shared, open standard that makes skills, outcomes, and credentials portable across schools, platforms, and careers. Its knowledge is one open graph: every concept worth learning is a node, stated as something you can do, linked to what to learn before and after, tied to an evidence-based assessment, and backed by verifiable micro-credentials you truly own. Jump to the concept you need; if it is missing, ask for it and the graph grows. Built as a nonprofit commons with free AI tooling, Open Degree helps learners, educators, and employers speak the same language, so progress is recognized anywhere.
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How it works
Learn it
Every node lists free resources and what to learn first. Take the direct route, or follow a curated course if you want a path. Teachers and tutors are welcome company.
Prove it
Show your evidence against an open assessment a stranger could check, and earn a verifiable micro-credential you truly own.
See what comes next
The graph shows the concepts that build on what you just proved, whether or not anyone has written them yet. Pick the one you need and keep going.
Who it is for
Jump to the concept you need
Start anywhere in the graph, learn from free resources or a curated course, and earn credentials that are recognized anywhere.
A graph you can teach from and shape
Teach from it for free. Propose a concept, fill a stub, write a course, review others' work. Independent teachers are as welcome as institutions.
A common language for skills
Read exactly what a credential holder can do and how it was assessed. Build on the graph. Issue credentials.
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DIY Degree
Learning at the Speed of Need. A gamified learning engine that accepts many teachers and course sources, helps you quickly find the best options and piece together a degree, and keeps you motivated while you demonstrate your learning.
Open Degree
The Public Standard for Learning. A free, open-source graph of concepts grown through crowdsourcing, and the open standard it is written in. On DIY Degree, Open Degree is one of the many sources a learner can select.
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Introducing Open Degree: The Public Standard for Learning
A shared, open standard and a free, crowdsourced curriculum, so that what you learn is recognized anywhere.