From Anya Kamanetz (author of DIYU and writing up the Drumbeat Festival book):

I have a question for you for the Drumbeat book. We are including little  "how-tos" in each chapter. They are based on what you would find in  Make magazine or similar. It is not meant to be a comprehensive  resource, but to boil each idea down into manageable steps. 
I want one of them to be "How to Start a P2PU Course." Here is my  proposed text and I would love if you had any suggestions or feedback  for me, or if you wanted to pass it along to others for feedback that  would be great too.



how-to: Lead a P2PU course (and meet new people)
Difficulty: Moderate
Time: 12 weeks
Materials: A computer with Internet Access, passion and a topic you're interested in!
Step 1: Identify what it is you want to learn. You can be a total beginner, or you might be  wanting to improve your knowledge about a topic. 
Step 2: Visit http://p2pu.org and read the Course Design handbook. We also recommend signing up for the Course Design Orientation. 
Step  3: Create a course plan based on open educational resources from sources  such as the Creative Commons DiscoverEd search engine  http://discovered.creativecommons.org/search/ . Include collaborative activities and a balanced workload - this means choosing an appropriate length. P2PU recommends 6-9 week courses. Some comprehensive courses spread out over 12 weeks.
Step  4: Register, create a draft of your course on P2PU.org and share your course draft with others community members. They'll give you feedback on your idea and help you facilitate your course.
Step 5: Invite people to sign-up for the course. Encourage each participant to define his or her own learning objectives and metrics for success.
Step 5: Begin your adventure in open, social learning! As peer learners you'll

(THIS IS GREAT!)

Anya's original text
how-to: start a p2pu course
Difficulty: Moderate
Time: 6-12 weeks
Materials: Computer with Internet Access
Step 1: Think of something you'd like to teach, or better yet something you'd like to learn.
Step 2: Go to http://p2pu.org and read the Course Design handbook, and perhaps sign up for a Course Design Orientation. 
Step  3: Choose a syllabus drawing on open educational resources from sources  such as the Creative Commons DiscoverEd search engine  http://discovered.creativecommons.org/search/ . Include collaborative activities and a balanced workload.
Step  4: Register your course and begin to review applications. Encourage  each participant to define his or her own learning objectives and  metrics for success.
Step 5: Begin your adventure in open, social learning!