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Course Materials Affordability and Access

For faculty members to learn about means for keeping the cost of textbooks and other materials affordable by using targeted library services and resources.

Open Educational Resources

monitor with graduation cap on it - decorativeOpen Educational Resources (OER) are public or openly licensed educational materials for teaching and learning that anyone may freely retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute.  From textbooks to assignments to media, OER offer students and instructors new and familiar ways to interact with and contribute to scholarship without the costs or copyright restrictions of traditional materials.

Links to explore:

  • OER Resources: OER Textbook repositories and guides to the use of OER
  • Readings: for a list of works discussing the use of OER

Consultations

Individuals interested in locating Open Educational Resources in their field, applying Open licenses to their work, and investigating opportunities for institutional support as they explore Open Education generally are invited to contact Micah Gjeltema, Open Content & Digital Publishing Librarian, at mcgjeltema@bsu.edu.