Open Education Resources (OER): A Library Guide

Launch into the OER Universe! This course includes eight self-paced online learning modules that serve as an introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education. An additional section provides opportunities for further exploration and discovery of OER initiatives in Michigan. Each module concludes with Concept Review sections to test your knowledge. The entire course may be completed for CEU credit.

This starter kit has been created to provide instructors with an introduction to the use and creation of open educational resources (OER). The text is broken into five sections: Getting Started, Copyright, Finding OER, Teaching with OER, and Creating OER. Although some chapters contain more advanced content, the starter kit is primarily intended for users who are entirely new to Open Education.

The OER Starter Kit Workbook is a remix of the OER Starter Kit to include worksheets to help instructors practice the skills they need to confidently find, use, or even create open educational resources (OER). We welcome instructors, librarians, instructional designers, administrators, and anyone else interested in OER to explore the OER Starter Kit Workbook.

This toolkit provides information and tools to help faculty and library staff across all publicly funded colleges in Ontario to understand, engage with, and sustain OER in their work and practice.

OTN's YouTube has recording of webinars about how educators use OER and Open Pedagogy in their classes.

Shifting education practice to open can be a daunting notion. Our team of OER design and implementation experts can help you craft a plan to find, organize, and create the OER content your organization needs to succeed. We offer free webinars to help educators gain the skills necessary to shift to an open practice.