Making the Case for Open Educational Resources

This webinar launched a new AAC&U publication, Making the Case for Open Educational Resources. Open educational resources (OER) are openly licensed, no-cost educational materials, such as free online textbooks, that have been shown to have a variety of benefits for students and their learning. As the title suggests, Making the Case for Open Educational Resources is designed to assist OER advocates in their work to craft persuasive presentations, publications, and arguments as they promote OER. While resulting from an exhaustive review of the literature, this publication and webinar were not intended to present a comprehensive summary of all the research regarding OER and open practices. Their purpose was to highlight key studies, utilizing attractive and easy-to-comprehend graphics that OER advocates can leverage to inform and underpin their advocacy efforts in various contexts and to various audiences. The webinar, publication, and associated infographic downloads aimed to help campus advocates and leaders more easily make an evidence-based case for OER.

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Links Shared During Webinar

• Publication: Making the Case for Open Educational Resources
• Graphics: Open Educational Resources (zip file)
• Event: Forum on Digital Innovation
• Article: Completed Research Studies
• Website: Inclusive Access
• Program: Open Textbooks Pilot Program, US Department of Education
• Grant: Applications for New Awards; Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program (PSSG)
• Research Guide: Types of Open Access
• Publication: Open Pedagogy Approaches
• Guide: Open Pedagogy and Open Educational Practices