Publishing Models
Traditional Textbooks
Institution Funding
External Funding
(Open Education Network)
Glossary of Terms
New online educational resources are picking up steam not only with online instructors but also traditional on-ground professors. What does it mean to have a DRM free resource? What is OER? Here are some important terms to understand when choosing online readings for students.
What is OER?
(Jeremy Labosier, CCCU Snezek Institute Webinar, 2022-01-18)
Creative Commons Licensing
OER is not...
(Jenni Breems, CCCU Snezek Institute webinar, 2022-01-18)
Open Educational Resources
Open educational resources (OER) are freely accessible, openly licensed text, media, and other digital assets that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes. (Wikipedia 3/19/2020)
Additional Resources
Websites
Journal Article
Parker, Jeanette A. Open Education Resources and the Academic Library. (2021) The Christian Librarian 64:2.(https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/tcl/vol64/iss2/13)