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. |
From: http://www.hewlett.org/programs/education/open-educational-resources
Video: "An Introduction to Open Educational Resources" by Abbey Elder is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Faculty Guide to Open Educational Resources Tacoma Community College OER MYTHBUSTING SPARC* |
Why OERWhat is OER? |
Why Open Education MattersEffectiveness & Perceptionsof OER
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Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources
A community of practice for Open Education
Open Educational Resources (OER) California Virtual Campus/Online Education Initiative
BLS Chart of the rise in educational materials (textbooks) over time, but note it is no longer increasing.
Video: Why OER? by Holyoke Community College OER Taskforce CC BY
Video: Why OER? Video: CC BY 4.0 - The Council of Chief State School Officers
Video: What is OER? Video: CC BY 4.0 The Council of Chief State School Officers