Open Educational Resources

Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning materials that are freely available for use, remixing, and redistribution.

Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$)

Learn how to find no/low cost course content that can substitute for more costly textbooks.

 

oer commonsOER Commons
OER content is made free to use or share, and in some cases, to change and share again, made possible through licensing, so that both teachers and learners can share what they know.

 

internet archiveInternet Archive
The Internet Archive offers a library of Open Educational Resources and university lectures. This library contains hundreds of free courses, video lectures, and supplemental materials from universities in the United States and China. Many of these lectures are available for download.

 

merlotMERLOT
Peer reviewed online teaching and learning materials.

 

orange groveThe Orange Grove
Online library of free instructional resources.

 

connexionsConnexions
A place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc. Anyone may view or contribute.

 

mit coursewareMIT Open Courseware
Free lecture notes, videos, and exams from MIT.

 

academic earthAcademic Earth
Free online video courses from leading universities.

 

open courseware consortiumOpen Courseware Consortium
The Open Course Ware Consortium is a collaboration of more than 200 higher education institutions and associated organizations from around the world creating a broad and deep body of open educational content using a shared model.

 

sofiaSOFIA
Sofia encourages the free exchange of community college level materials.

 

Ted TalksTED - Ideas Worth Spreading
Consider using TED to initiate class discussions.

 

Kahn academyKahn Academy
Watch. Practice. Learn almost anything for free!

 

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