Definition:
OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. Open educational resources include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge. (Hewlett Foundation)
Guide Navigation
The Tabs at the top of the Guide will assist you in locating open resources.
The second tab (Open Textbook Collections) provides a list of open textbooks from various sources in higher education.
The third tab (OER Repositories) provides a list of OER repositories, which provide links to open textbooks, course guides, syllabi, assignments, slide shows, tests, etc.
The following tabs provide you with a sampling of open textbooks available that align with LMC's Academic Programs.
This starter kit has been created to provide instructors with an introduction to the use and creation of open educational resources (OER). The text is broken into five sections: Getting Started, Copyright, Finding OER, Teaching with OER, and Creating OER.
The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far) is a living repository of collective knowledge, written to equip all those who want to publish open textbooks with the resources they need. Representing two years of collaboration, innumerable conversations and exchanges, and a wide range of collective knowledge and experience, the Guide is a book-in-progress and will evolve and grow over time.
List of resources, including online communities, created by Open Education Network for anyone wishing to learning more about publishing OER textbooks.
Faculty: If you are interested in adopting OER for your courses, or already do and want to add your resource, I'd love to hear about it. If you are OER curious, I'm here to help!
Beth Martin, College Librarian, bmartin@lakemichigancollege.edu
