Open Educational Resources

This course provides faculty with an introduction to the laws that influence the use, re-use, and distribution of content they may want to use in a course. Activities include finding openly licensed content for use in a class and publishing openly licensed works created by faculty. At the end of the course, students will have openly licensed content that will be ready for use in a course.

From the Open Textbook Network, this guide is for faculty authors, librarians, project managers and others who are involved in the production of open textbooks in higher education and K-12. Content includes a checklist for getting started, publishing program case studies, textbook organization and elements, writing resources and an overview of useful tools.

A chapter-by-chapter informational tutorial prepared by Affordable Learning Georgia for USG faculty and staff interested in creating or adapting open educational resources.

Inspiration and guidance for those beginning work on affordable course content.

A handbook for faculty interested in practicing open pedagogy by involving students in the making of open textbooks, ancillary materials, or other Open Educational Resources.

Self-paced workshop from Open Washington

This is a five-step guide for faculty, and those who support faculty, who want to modify an open textbook. Step-by-step instructions for importing and editing common open textbook file and platform types are included.

The goal of the OER Accessibility Toolkit is to provide the needed resources needed to each content creator, instructor, instructional designer, educational technologist, librarian, administrator, and teaching assistant to create a truly open and accessible educational resource - one that is accessible for all students.

This handbook is designed to help educators find, use, develop and share OER to enhance their effectiveness online and in the classroom.

SUNY ALS offers 2 self-paced online tutorials to learn more about OERs

The Rebus Community for Open Textbook Creation is made up of faculty, students, and staff from schools, colleges, and universities around the world. This is a project of the Rebus Foundation – another piece of the project is the Rebus Community Press (an open textbook production and formatting system).

From BCcampus Open Education. The Self-Publishing Guide is a reference for individuals or groups wanting to write and self-publish an open textbook. This guide provides details on the preparation, planning, writing, publication, and maintenance of an open textbook.

Guides and tools from BCcampus OpenEd (British Columbia).