Though the term "open educational resources" has become widely used in recent years, not everyone is clear on exactly what it means. According to the Hewlett Foundation, whose definition is considered ...

During the past decade, the idea of education as a 21st-century civil rights issue has surged. Many of our nation’s public schools that serve large numbers of low-income communities frequently face ...

As education costs soar, students face barriers when accessing essential learning resources. Open educational resources break down these barriers, granting all students access to vital materials ...

This article originally appeared in the Q2 issue of Converge magazine. In an effort to lower education costs and create an environment where faculty can have greater freedom in their teaching methods ...

Open educational resources typically have been offered to educators in bite-sized chunks—an individual lesson here, a classroom module there—and have been meant to fill in holes the core curriculum ...

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Think about how you could incorporate open educational practices (OEP) into your teaching. Choose one of the scenarios below and jot down a quick idea: Imagine you’re teaching a class. How could you ...

The high cost of textbooks and other course materials can make college less affordable for all students, so the University of Delaware’s Open and Affordable Teaching Materials (OATM) initiative is ...

Free, accessible curricular materials may have many benefits for students. But the research conducted so far hasn't delivered the required proof yet, Regan Gurung writes. In an age of fake news, I ...

Nearly 1.6 billion learners globally have been experiencing various forms of disruption in learning due to COVID-19. School closures, as a means to reduce the spread of the virus, set the stage for ...

As more schools across the nation use open educational resources (OERs), school librarians find that their roles as digital content curators are expanding or even being redefined. “Librarians, by ...

OER can save students money on textbooks. You can customize OER content to fit your course needs. OER must always be used exactly as they are provided, without edits. OER supports equitable access to ...