What are Open Educational Resources?
The Creative Commons defines OER as: "teaching, learning, and research materials that are either (a) in the public domain or (b) licensed in a manner that provides everyone with free and perpetual permission to engage in the 5R activities."
Why Choose OER? Both you and your students benefit!
1) A 2021 survey that included 829 students across 14 VCCS institutions found that more than 30% of students reported the cost of required course materials had led them to drop a course, withdraw from a course, or earn a poor grade.
2) Instructors consistently report that the ability to customize course materials results in the design of more effective course materials.
This work, "Open Educational Resources: A Quick Guide," by Germanna Libraries, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
