Serving the Community College of Vermont & Vermont State University
Serving the Community College of Vermont & Vermont State University
OER are openly licensed* materials (such as, lessons courses, videos, articles, interactive tools, quizzes, etc...) that can be used, distributed, and adapted with few or no restrictions. Open Access Textbooks (OAT) are free, openly licensed textbooks.
Are you just getting started with OER? The resources below are a good starting point:
Openly Available Sources Integrated Search (OASIS) is a search tool that aims to make the discovery of open content easier. OASIS currently searches open content from 115 different sources and contains over 400,000 records. OASIS is being developed at SUNY Geneseo's Milne Library
OER Commons has curated collections of Open Textbooks and supplementary resources. Whether you are looking for more affordable options for your students, or dynamic content to inspire your own teaching and learning practice, this hub, organized by discipline and provider, will help you discover the resources you need.
OpenStax publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed, openly licensed college textbooks that are free online and low cost in print. OpenStax also offers low-cost, research-based courseware.
Maintained by the University of Minnesota, this is a repository of original open books that have been adopted at other major universities. The University of Minnesota allows other faculty members to review books and makes those reviews available to potential adopters.
Textbooks at BC Open Textbooks are created (or, where possible, re-created from existing open educational resources) by BC post-secondary faculty, reviewed by B.C. faculty and made available under a Creative Commons license.
The MERLOT system provides access to curated online learning and support materials and content creation tools, led by an international community of educators, learners and researchers.
The primary aim of DOAB is to increase the discoverability of Open Access books. The directory is open to all publishers who publish academic, peer reviewed books in open access.
Do you have burning questions about OER and slashing those dreaded textbook costs? Fear not; there's no such thing as a silly or cringe-worthy question! Swing by our drop-in office hours with the VSCS Librarians. Pop in for a quick chat or linger awhile, whether you're a fresh-faced OER newbie, a seasoned veteran, or wandering somewhere between.
First and third Fridays of every month at 10:00 am.
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