Welcome to the IoT World

Higher education on the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0. Comprehensive IoT courses for free!

For enthusiasts

It’s great to see you! Whether you’re an experienced engineer, a hobbyist, or someone willing to develop a home automation system, this is a great place to start.

For professionals

Possibly, you want to get familiar with IOT or boost your professional career with new challenges. You can start with an online self-study course on various IOT levels.

For teachers

Are you a teacher? Great! So are we! Because we understand how time-consuming it is to prepare a new course or module, we offer you ready materials.

If you’re a technology enthusiast or a student

Join our MOOC platform for self-paced IoT modules or in-class courses in one of the partner universities.
There are 4 introductory and bachelor-level modules and 6 advanced modules. A detailed description of the modules is here, and you will easily find something suitable for your level of knowledge.
And most of all, everything is free: modules, materials, and access!
If you want to enroll directly, use this Moodle platform, where we host our modules.

There are two coursebooks available for our students:

  • The Bluebook – coursebookIntroduction to the IoT
    Starting from Introduction to IoT, through hardware, software and networking – a pure, comprehensive encyclopedia on the technical aspects of all IoT components. Intended for Beginners and Bachelors. A single PDF file.
    You can also browse the book in a Wiki-style here.
  • The Greenbook – coursebook Advanced IoT Systems
    It is a high-level, conceptual book for those who intend to design IoT ecosystems rather than implement them. It is intended for Master’s and is a single PDF.
    You can also browse the book in a Wiki-style here.

Ready to experiment? If you do not have suitable hardware, no worries: we have a solution! Our online, remote access lab will let you work on real IoT hardware; all you need is a web browser.
Our online laboratory is free for everyone (with a limited number of nodes and booking time). If you need it for more extended experiments, don’t hesitate to contact us, and we will do our best.

If you’re a non-IoT professional

Possibly, you are to get familiar with IOT or boost your professional career towards new challenges. You can start with the online self-study course on various IOT levels. A complete list of courses is available here. We suggest you keep the „Introduction to the IOT” Coursebook somewhere to refer to it when needed.

If you and your team are starting to work with IOT or transitioning into new IoT technologies, developing your online course and sharing it with your professional team is a good idea. We’ve got great news! All the content to help you prepare your class, tailored to your specific needs, is available here.

Industry emphasises practical work, so why not step in and experiment a little? The online lab is here, and it has real hardware, not a simulation!

If you’re a teacher or tutor

Are you a teacher? Great! So are we!
Understanding how time-consuming preparation for the new course or module is, we offer you ready materials. Whether you choose to prepare a classical curriculum with DLP projections or an online course, we have an almost instant solution for you. All you need to do is assemble your learning curve. Just have a minute and jump into the content pages. Here is a summary of what we offer for free!

  • A fully structured, interactive IoT Flexible Curriculum for those who organise the teaching process is also available as a PDF file:
    • Modules “Ex” (Engineering, 1-4) are technical, and their preliminary audience is students of technical universities, professionals and technical-oriented hobbyists.
    • Modules Mx (Master’s, 1-6) are more focused on the design of the IoT systems and solutions. Thus, their audience consists of advanced students and technicians who focus more on the design of IoT systems than on their technical implementation.
  • For Introductory/Bachelors/Engineering level:
    • The Bluebook – coursebookIntroduction to the IoT
      Let’s start here: a comprehensive coursebook for you and your students, 2nd edition (2024). If you prefer interactive content over PDF, Wiki-style content is also here.
  • For Master’s, CTOs, and IoT system designers level:
    • The Greenbook – coursebook Advanced IoT Systems
      It is a high-level, conceptual book for those who intend to design IoT ecosystems rather than implement them. If you prefer interactive content over PDF, Wiki-style content is also here.
  • We have an online lab, which you can use with your students!
  • DLP presentations – This is for you to ease the preparation of the in-class presentations for your IOT lectures. A set of ready presentations in PDF format for landscape projection in the classroom.
  • If you are willing to compose your own MOOC module using our content, you can download the MOOC Learning Curves for all modules and get links to the related YouTube playlists.
  • We also have hints for those recording their videos and MOOC courses: MOOC Video Recording Best Practices Whitepaper.

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IOT-OPEN.EU Reloaded is an educational project to promote next generation EU engineers in the IoT

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#kes2025 #osaka VREL NextGen presenting on KES 2025 Conference in Osaka, Japan. We're happy to share our distant access IOT laboratory system with the worldwide research community. RobotNest itSilesia Wydział Automatyki Elektroniki i Informatyki Politechniki Śląskiej RTU - Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology ... See MoreSee Less
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Our mobile VREL NextGen laboratory is coming soon! Meanwhile, the first full semester of running our labs brought us over 7GB of source code, compiled by our users, mostly students of Wydział Automatyki Elektroniki i Informatyki Politechniki Śląskiej, TalTech mehaanika ja tööstustehnika instituut and RTU - Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte . You can join and give it a test, even if you're not our student: iot.aei.polsl.pl is waiting for you. 1. Register on-line2. Book a device3. Go! (no worries, you won't break it 😉 )itSilesia RobotNest ... See MoreSee Less
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Time to share a success story.Since the beginning of the project, we have recorded over 7 hours of video material on Internet of Things.Our students have reviewed them more than 6,500 times, and the number is growing rapidly now (yes, we have exam sessions across our universities 😉 ).Watch our latest video on how to use VREL NextGen labs! ... See MoreSee Less
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Our project results were presented at the Modern Materials and Manufacturing (MMM2025) conference, held in Tallinn on 6–8 May 2025. The presentation, titled "An International Hands-on IoT Education Platform Towards Industry 5.0", showcased our collaborative efforts to advance practical IoT education aligned with future industry needs.Presented by: Raivo SellAuthors of the paper: Raivo Sell, Piotr Czekalski, Krzysztof Tokarz, Godlove Suila Kuaban, Agris Nikitenko, Karlis Berkolds, and Lukasz Lipka.More about the conference: taltech.ee/en/mmm2025#MMM2025 #IoT #Industry5 #EducationInnovation #InternationalCollaboration ... See MoreSee Less
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