OER Resources

An online resource to help faculty navigate the world of OER

What is OpenCourseware?

From the Open Education Consortium - "An OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a free and open digital publication of high quality college and university‐level educational materials. These materials are organized as courses, and often include course planning materials and evaluation tools as well as thematic content."

What is OpenCourseware Video

This short video will introduce you to MIT's revolutionary idea to offer its courses online for free in the experiment called "Open CourseWare."

Open CourseWare Links

Tufts University
"Tufts' course offerings demonstrate the University's strength in the life sciences in addition to its multidisciplinary approach, international perspective and underlying ethic of service to its local, national and international communities."
MIT OpenCourseWare
"MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity."
webcast Berkeley
UC Berkeley's entry in OpenCourseWare. Lectures, videos and materials Materials up to Spring 2015 are included here. Post Spring 2015 material is available through edX.
Open Course Library
Managed by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, the Open Course Library provides access to over 80 different courses. Course materials are delivered through Google Drive files for ease of use.
Open Yale Courses
"Open Yale Courses (OYC) provides lectures and other materials from selected Yale College courses to the public free of charge via the Internet. The courses span the full range of liberal arts disciplines, including humanities, social sciences, and physical and biological sciences."
edX
Started by MIT and Harvard, edX is a clearinghouse for OpenCourseWare from over 90 institutions including Harvard, MIT, University of Michigan, and University of Texas. You will need to register for courses to see the materials.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.