FREE 4-week (32 hours each) professional development courses about ZTC and OER. When you finish you earn a badge and can optionally pay a fee for graduate-level university credit.
Self-paced course that is an introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER), providing faculty with new options for selecting resources.
Another self-paced course about accessibility, finding accessible digital resources and making your materials more accessible.
Source: Open Educational Resources by Myroslava Zhuk, University of Groningen.
Fact: Open means the permission to freely download, edit, and share materials to better serve all students.
Fact: OER take many formats, including print, digital, audio, and more.
Fact: OER can be produced to the same quality standards as traditional textbooks.
Fact: Open licensing makes OER easy to freely and legally use.
Fact: Models are evolving to support the sustainability and continuous improvement of OER.
Fact: Open textbooks often come with ancillaries, and when they do not, existing OER can provide additional support.
Fact: Any institution can start with small steps toward OER that make an impact for students.
Search for your subject. When the results appear, find "Sort by" on the left sidebar.
Under "Availability", check the "Open Access" box.
If you only want peer reviewed open resources, make sure to check the "Peer Reviewed Journals" option above the "Open Access" option.
