What are Open Educational Resources (OER)?
Open Educational Resources are teaching, learning, and research materials in any medium – digital or otherwise – that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions. - William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
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There are three main sources for OER: |
1) OER Publishers and Producers Examples: OpenStax, Lumen, Saylor |
2) OER Repositories Examples: OERCommons, Merlot II, OrangeGrove |
3) Public Domain Materials Examples: Project Gutenberg, Government Documents |
- NEW! InclusiveAccess.orgWondering about inclusive access textbooks versus using OER? Learn more about the true costs of inclusive access and how it may impact your students.
- NEW! MI ExplOER: A Self-Paced Course Designed for Higher EducationA free, self-paced, online course providing an introduction to many aspects of OER and their use in higher education. Participants who complete the course and pass the final assessment with 80% or higher will receive a certificate of completion.
- NEW! Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Open Educational ResourcesA Guide for Authors, Adapters & Adopters of Openly Licensed Teaching and Learning Materials
OER Training and Courses
- Certificate in Open Education LibrarianshipThe Certificate in Open Education Librarianship by the University of Minnesota is a structured and supportive professional development opportunity preparing librarians champion open education. Guided by expert mentors, participants will hone critical skills, gain insight, and transform their librarianship into a catalyst for open education, all while working within a collaborative cohort of library peers.
- Creative Commons (CC) Certificate ProgramOffering training for educators, librarians, and GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) personnel, the CC offers in-depth courses about CC licenses, open practices and the ethos of the Commons.
- OER Basicsby Rachel Arteaga and Suzanne Wakim. This self-paced course serves as an introduction to OERs, providing faculty with new options for selecting textbooks and other resources so they can make the best decisions for their students.
- OER Faculty Development Workshop (CUNY)An OER FACULTY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP developed by CUNY that is an OER ("Adopt, Adapt and Make it Your Own: It's an OER!")
- The OER Starter Kitby Abbey Elder. This starter kit has been created to provide instructors with an introduction to the use and creation of open educational resources (OER).
- The OER Starter Kit Workbook (Iowa State University)by Abby Elder and Stacy Katz. This workbook is a remix of The OER Starter Kit with worksheets to help instructors practice the skills they've learned along the way. It is freely available via CUNY's Manifold platform.
- University of Hawaii OER Trainingby William Meinke. A three-part training guide for higher education instructors