Open Educational Resources

Explore this resource site—a collection of all EDUCAUSE resources related to open educational resources (OER) in higher education.

For first-time college students, the start of their first term is often a time of great excitement. Getting familiar with their campus and all it offers, meeting classmates, making new friends and learning from expert faculty in their chosen field of study all provide unique and stimulating experiences. One aspect of the college experienc

Free Professional Development and Certification Opportunity for WCOL2019 Participants
The 2019 World Conference on Online Learning (WCOL2019) has partnered with OERu to provide free and unrestricted access to an online micro-course on Open education, copyright, and open licensing in a digital world (LiDA103).

Commencing on 7 October 2019, the UNESCO / ICDE Chair in Open Educational Resources (OER) in New Zealand will facilitate a cohort offering of LiDA103 over two weeks. Registered WCOL2019 participants will also receive a free access code to take an online competency test to earn the Certificate of Competency in Copyright and Creative Commons Licensing.

State University of New York system strikes deal with Lumen Learning to expand and fill gaps in systemwide platform to deliver open educational resources free to students.

Photos dating back to 1800s made free to allow telling of black history stories beyond enslavement and colonisation

Open educational resources hit a turning point in 2018. For the first time ever, the federal government put forward funds to support initiatives aroun

H5P empowers everyone to create, share and reuse interactive content - all you need is a web browser and a web site that supports H5P.

Open educational resources have gone global and may help make learning more accessible, equitable and inclusive around the world. So says the ne

Free books. No catch.

HOUSTON — On the third floor of a bank building near Rice University, the future of higher education is being written. Or at least, edited. Perched i

While the use of OER is a low-cost and more accessible alternative to physical textbooks, there’s still a lot of criticism surrounding OER courseware.

Regardless of where you stand on the debate over open educational resources, you’re probably wondering: Does OER actually improve learnin

Meeting instructors where they are can be challenging -- but figuring out how they learn best can be crucial, according to leaders of professional development initiatives.

The concept of "open learning" encompasses far more than what's found in a textbook. These sources provide other kinds of resources that will boost your students' learning.