A top-down approach to OER actually goes against the spirit of the Open movement in the first place. The best way to convince faculty of the importance of this work, according to Cheryl Huff, a ...

Publishers have advantages in creating content with high-production values. For instance, Greg Mankiw’s economics textbooks are just really great books that professors love. Or take educational video.

Convincing teachers to switch from their traditional books to the OER versions has been a challenge, but Dillon says more come around every year. By 2018, 46 teachers had begun using the books.

The period for public feedback on the textbooks was open from May until August, but on Sept. 6, the TEA published reports of the errors and corrections found in the OER books along with a 2,701 ...

Open education resources hold some of the answers to maintaining the quality of learning material while significantly reducing the cost of education, write David Wiley, Cable Green, and Louis Soares.

This site offers a catalog of OER textbooks focusing on math. 13) Saylor.org Saylor Academy's resources cover content from art history to sociology with search filters that can help you locate just ...

Many general education courses have historically required the purchase of books that can easily top $100. Asked why Cengage was choosing to move into the OER space now, Michael Hansen, Cengage CEO, ...

Educational nonprofit 20 Million Minds Foundation (20MM) and publishing platform developer Highlighter announced their partnership on a new book for fall, Introduction to Sociology. And it's free.

In the case of OER, though, the upside is even higher. Textbook costs are a real issue for both school districts (in K-12) and students (in higher ed). For a student taking five classes a semester -- ...

I currently use an OER textbook in my classes wherever I can, but they are still a scarce resource. Where OER misses the mark. OER uses digital affordances to make the textbook cheaper without in many ...

NO COST BOOKS (UML OER): All required course materials are no cost to students. This attribute applies if you don’t have required course materials or if you’re using OER, free or library resources ...