FAQs
OERs Pro & Cons
Additional OER Resources
These links direct to other general sources of OER materials.
OER Case Studies
In a pilot effort between Carnegie Foundation and MERLOT, selected authors and users of online learning resources created succinct and engaging online representations, called “snapshots”, that reflect on their pedagogy as well as provide potential users with guidance on how they might adopt the materials for their own use.
Briefly details the Saylor Foundation’s movement to encourage content creators to relicense their materials under a Creative Commons license, the launch of their Open Textbook Challenge (OTC) initiative, and the development of the Saylor’s Direct Relicensing Program.
This chapter discusses some of the key opportunities and challenges of the OE movement using Connexions as a case study. It also points towards an as-yet unrealized vision for OE that not only enables new ways to develop and share educational materials but also new ways to improve student learning by riding the wave of Web development from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 and 3.0.
The article provides an assessment of how the availability of the resources has a potential for shaping the communities using OER for science learning and a discussion of the means of supporting inquiry.
Examples of Other Institutions Supporting OER
The universities included in this list have developed guides for the faculty, staff, and students of their institutions about Open Educational Resources.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pennsylvania State University – The College of Earth and Mineral Science
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Maryland University College