Open Educational Resources

Open Educational Resources

Open Educational Resources (OER) are any educational materials that are in the public domain or introduced with an open license. The nature of these open materials means that anyone can legally and freely copy, use, adapt and re-share them. OER range from textbooks to curricula, syllabi, lecture notes, assignments, tests, projects, audio, video and animation. - UNESCO

IFLA OER HANDBOOK​

What are OER, Types of Resource, Advantages of OERs, OER Policies, Challenges Associated with OER

IFLA Brief on OER

It underlines the role that librarians can play in creating, curating & ensuring access to these materials, and key issues surrounding OER.

UNESCO Basic Guide to OER

How open is an open licence, Difference between OER &, open access publishing, Is OER really free, Where do I find OER

Unesco's OER mENDATE

UNESCO Defination of OER, UNESCO’s mandate in OER, UNESCO Recommendation on OER

Understanding OERs

Definition of OER, Institutions Promoting OER, Significant Initiatives, Types of OER, Searching for OER, Evaluating OER

LEARN OER

Understanding OER, How to use Open Educational Resources, Finding OER, Accessibility, Public Domain, Sharing OER, Why OER Matters

I Truly Believe That No Matter How Good Inforamtion May Be, It Has Value When It Can Be Found”

CHRIS POWTER