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Open Educational Resources (OER): Further Information

Articles

Colvard, N., & Watson, C. E. (2018). The Impact of Open Educational Resources on Various Student Success Metrics. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 30(2).
EDUCAUSE. (2010). 7 things you should know about open educational resources.
Fischer, L., Hilton, J., Robinson, T.J. et al. (2015). A multi-institutional study of the impact of open textbook adoption on the learning outcomes of post-secondary students. J Comput High Educ 27(3)
Inside Higher Ed. (2017). The OER Moment.
James, E. (2018). Using open educational resources to lower student cost of attendance at minority serving institutions.
Seaman, J.E. & Seaman, J. (2017). Opening the textbook: Educational resources in U.S. higher education, 2017.
SPARC. (2017). OER mythbusting
Wiley, D., Bliss, T.J, & McEwen, M. (n.d.). Open educational resources: A review of the literature.

Webinars and Additional Links

The OER Moment
Webinar from Insider Higher Ed. To watch this recorded webinar, click on the register link. Once registered you will have access to the recording.
Learn OER
A self paced module created for faculty by Open Washington.
Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) Webinars
OER Office Hours Webinars

Authoring Open Textbooks

Authoring Open Textbooks
Modifying an Open Textbook: What You Need to Know
Accessibility Toolkit – 2nd Edition
Open Textbook Network: Open Textbook Publishing Curriculum
Content includes an orientation to publishing, how to structure a textbook, institutional resources, and reflective questions for guiding your program development.

Other Library's LibGuides

Stay up to date

SPARC OER Digest
A bi-weekly newsletter on OERs.
SPARC Libraries & OER Forum (LibOER) and Monthly Call
Openness Community Group - EDUCAUSE
Topics include but are not limited to free and open source software, open content, open educational resources, open courseware, open standards, open textbooks, and management practices such as open business and enterprise 2.0.