What are OER?

Benefits for faculty:

• Increases student retention by reducing costs
• Assures academic freedom to modify or add content to your specifications
• Extends your academic profile
• Provides more relevant and engaging materials for your students

Benefits for students:

• Low cost or free
• Easy to find and access -- even before classes start
• More customised and relevant

Attribution:

"Benefits for faculty and students" is a modified derivative of the poster “BCOER” - Opens in a new window by BCcampus, - opens in a new window licensed under CC BY 4.0 - opens in a new window

Learn More About the Benefits for Teaching and Learning:

A Review of the Effectiveness & Perceptions of OER As Compared to Textbooks

Animated video summarizing research findings on the benefits of OER to teaching and learning. From Royal Roads University. - Opens in a new window

 

Research on Open Educational Resources & Open Textbooks from BC, Canada

Slides from three research studies about open textbooks and OER, focusing on students in postsecondary institutions in British Columbia, Canada. - Opens in a new window