Open Source OB: Using Open Educational Resources

Open Educational Resources, Textbooks, Course Materials

Textbook prices have increased at three times the rate of inflation in the past 30 years, and many students have trouble affording them. Open Educational Resources are one way to address this problem. OER are materials that are available free of charge and access barriers; in addition, the benefits of using OER go beyond the financial ones. In this session, we will learn the “what,” “why,” and “how” of OER, see an example of an OB class that uses only open resources, and discuss ways of using and developing materials.

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