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Open Educational Resources

Free educational resources

What is OER?

The terms

Open Educational Resources

This material is based on original writing by David Wiley, which was published freely under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license at http://opencontent.org/definition/.

The R Activities include: Retain (make, own, and control copies), Reuse (use widely), Revise (adapt, modify, or alter content), Remix (combine content with other material), and Redistribute (share copies of original, revised, or remixed with others).

How to use OER materials

Other resources to explain OER

Below you'll find links to tools and resources that provide additional information on Open Educational Resources and Affordable Learning Initiatives.

OER

Affordable learning initiatives led by library consortia