Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research resources that have been openly licensed to share intellectual content or reside in the public domain. OER include textbooks, streaming videos, assessment materials, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support knowledge acquisition. "OER Defined" by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
The benefits of Open Educational Resources (OER) include:
Cost savings for students.
Availability of course materials–including textbook content–on day one of class for all students.
Opportunity for faculty to remix openly licensed materials to fit course learning objectives and to make more relevant and meaningful connections to student experiences, interests, and goals.
