Open Educational Resources

HOUSTON — On the third floor of a bank building near Rice University, the future of higher education is being written. Or at least, edited. Perched i

While the use of OER is a low-cost and more accessible alternative to physical textbooks, there’s still a lot of criticism surrounding OER courseware.

Regardless of where you stand on the debate over open educational resources, you’re probably wondering: Does OER actually improve learnin

Meeting instructors where they are can be challenging -- but figuring out how they learn best can be crucial, according to leaders of professional development initiatives.

The concept of "open learning" encompasses far more than what's found in a textbook. These sources provide other kinds of resources that will boost your students' learning.

The number of instructors aware of and using OER continues to grow -- but many remain out of the loop. Will the market continue to shift?

Free Professional Development and Certification Opportunity for WCOL2019 Participants
The 2019 World Conference on Online Learning (WCOL2019) has partnered with OERu to provide free and unrestricted access to an online micro-course on Open education, copyright, and open licensing in a digital world (LiDA103).

Commencing on 7 October 2019, the UNESCO / ICDE Chair in Open Educational Resources (OER) in New Zealand will facilitate a cohort offering of LiDA103 over two weeks. Registered WCOL2019 participants will also receive a free access code to take an online competency test to earn the Certificate of Competency in Copyright and Creative Commons Licensing.

State University of New York system strikes deal with Lumen Learning to expand and fill gaps in systemwide platform to deliver open educational resources free to students.