Research Guides: Open Educational Resources (OER): A Guide for HVCC Faculty: Introduction

Getting Started with Open Educational Resources

What are open educational resources (OER)?

Learning materials available to students without cost or with greatly reduced cost
Learning materials that can be readily used, adapted, or revised by others as permitted by the original author
Learning materials that replace or reduce the need to purchase high-priced, commercially published textbooks

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Understanding OER
Understand the basics, check your understanding, share your insights and more.

Recommended Reading about OER

Best Practices in Designing Courses with Open Educational Resources by Olena Zhadko; Susan Ko
ISBN: 9780429641985
Publication Date: 2019-12-05

Attributes of Open Pedagogy: A Model for Using Open Educational Resources
Hegarty, Bronwyn. Attributes of Open Pedagogy: A Model for Using Open Educational Resources, July-August 2015, accessed January 18, 2019.
Covering the Cost
Student PIRGs, “Covering the Cost”, http://studentpirgs.org/reports/sp/covering-cost, February 3, 2016, accessed February 19, 2016.
Freeing the Textbook: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2018
Seaman, Julia E., and Jeff Seaman. "Freeing the Textbook: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2018." accessed April 3, 2019.
The Impact of Open Educational Resources on Various Student Success Metrics
Colvard, Nicholas B. ..., et al. "The Impact of Open Educational Resources on Various Student Success Metrics." International Journal of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education, vol. 30, no. 2, Apr. 2018, pp. 262-276.
OER: Bigger Than Affordability
DeRosa, Robin. "OER: Bigger Than Affordability." November 2017, accessed January 18, 2019.
The OER Starter Kit
Elder, A.K. (2019). The OER Starter Kit. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Digital Press. Retrieved from iastate.pressbooks.pub/oerstarterkit
One College’s Use Of An Open Psychology Textbook
Hilton, John, and Carol Laman. "One College’s Use Of An Open Psychology Textbook." Open Learning 27.3 (2012): 265-272.
Open Educational Resources and College Textbook Choices: A Review of Research on Efficacy and Perceptions
Hilton, J. "Open Educational Resources and College Textbook Choices: A Review of Research on Efficacy and Perceptions." Educational Technology, Research and Development, 19 Feb. 2016, Accessed January 18, 2019.
The Open Road. Libraries, Meet Open Textbooks
Clobridge, Abby. "The Open Road. Libraries, Meet Open Textbooks." Online Searcher 39.3 (2015): 68-70. Education Source. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
Open Textbooks: The Current State of Play
American Council on Education, “Open Textbooks: The Current State of Play.” http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Documents/Quick-Hits-Open-Textbooks.pdf April 2015. Accessed February 19, 2016.
Pay Nothing? Easier Said Than Done
Azevedo, Alisha. "Pay Nothing? Easier Said Than Done." Chronicle Of Higher Education 59.21 (2013): A18-A19. Education Source. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
Why textbooks cost so much; Higher education.
"Why textbooks cost so much; Higher education." The Economist 16 Aug. 2014: 24(US).

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