Finding OER
Caption: Types of OER include: open textbooks, open access books, open journals, open courseware, learning modules, lessons/lectures, images/art, video/animations, audio/podcasts, assignments, lab experiments, and assessments.
There are many different types of open educational resources. The graphic above breaks them down into four main categories: books/journals, courses, media, and ancillary materials.
Open textbooks are a great place to start when making the shift from traditional textbooks towards OER. Open textbooks can be defined as textbooks licensed under an open copyright license and made available online to be freely used by anyone. There are many places online to find open textbooks, and two popular examples of open textbook collections are: Open Textbook Library and OpenStax.
OER repositories are websites that house a wide array of different types of OER from various sources, covering most educational disciplines. One example of a popular and user-friendly OER repository is OER Commons. The well-organized search filters make it easy to find the types of resources you need. OER Commons includes textbooks, readings, lectures, assignments, full courses and modules, lab experiments, assessments, syllabi, and more.
Open textbooks are a great place to start when making the shift from traditional textbooks towards OER. Open textbooks can be defined as textbooks licensed under an open copyright license and made available online to be freely used by anyone. There are many places online to find open textbooks, and two popular examples of open textbook collections are: Open Textbook Library and OpenStax.
OER repositories are websites that house a wide array of different types of OER from various sources, covering most educational disciplines. One example of a popular and user-friendly OER repository is OER Commons. The well-organized search filters make it easy to find the types of resources you need. OER Commons includes textbooks, readings, lectures, assignments, full courses and modules, lab experiments, assessments, syllabi, and more.
The following is a video tutorial that demonstrates how to browse and find an OER (specifically, an open textbook) from Open Textbook Library.
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Created 2021 by Hope Johnson
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