Open Educational Resources : OER @ LMC

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)

This Libguide is designed to give faculty an introduction to Open Educational Resources and Open Textbooks. 

• 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.