Report to the Joint Budget Committee and The Education Committees of the General Assembly Open Educational Resources in Colorado

Colorado’s Open Educational Resources Council is a statewide body charged by the Legislature and the governor through SB 17-258 to develop recommendations for an OER initiative serving public higher education in the state of Colorado. This OER Council Report to the Joint Budget Committee includes a rationale for state investment in OER, an overview of successful OER initiatives in other states, a description of the current status of OER use in Colorado and structural and investment recommendations for a statewide OER initiative. https://highered.colorado.gov/Publications/Reports/legislative/OER/OER_Nov2017.pdf