Open Educational Resources can be books, journal articles, sound files, video files, study plans, lesson plans, entire courses, curriculums and MOOCs that can be accessed by students for free. When lecturers assign open textbooks for a course, it means students no longer have to worry about how they are going to pay for an expensive textbook or experience delays in accessing the texts.
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Benefits include:
- immediate access for an unlimited number of students
- no need to gain permission to share or distribute OER materials
- content can be adapted to suit student needs, teaching methods, curriculum
- no access codes needed
- no expiration date
- may use without fear of contravening copyright
- ideal for teaching external/online subjects
- inclusive and equitable - free/zero cost access for all students
Want to learn more? Check out our OER guide. This guide is a teaching resource and provides some guidance on where to find OERs and how to use them.
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