Open Educational Resources (OER) are, according to UNESCO, “learning, teaching and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or are under copyright that have been released under an open license, that permit no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, adaptation and redistribution by others.”
In practice, OER:
- support student learning by eliminating textbook costs;
- enhance student success by increasing course completion and passing rates;
- create the opportunity for more equitable teaching because they can be adapted to students’ specific needs.
The open textbooks and textbook reviews in this collection, some of which were created with the financial support of the Colorado Department of Higher Education’s OER Grant Program, can be used as-is or adapted for local needs according to the license terms.
Submissions from 2024
Content Area Language and Literacy, Saadia Ali and Margaret A. Berg
The Work: A Self-Paced DEI Workbook, Kelly Langley-Cook
Roll for Learning: 51 Micro Tabletop Role-Playing Games to Use in the Classroom, Camilla Zamboni, Matthew Farber, and William Merchant
Submissions from 2022
A Lyric Diction Handbook, Mary Kathryn Brewer and Kristi Muzzio
Submissions from 2021
Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing Practice, Michael Aldridge
Open Listener: Cross-Cultural Experience and Identity in American Music, Dr. Heeseung Lee and Dr. Jittapim Yamprai
Submissions from 2020
Literary Theory and Criticism: An Anthology, Molly Desjardins
Submissions from 2019
Review: Educational Psychology, 2nd ed. (University of Manitoba), Cassie Bergstrom
Review: Personal Finance (Saylor Foundation), Aaron Henrichsen
Review: The Economy 1.0 (CORE Econ), Junpyo Park
Review: Sustaining the Commons (Arizona State University), Chelsie Romulo
Submissions from 2016
Discrete Mathematics: An Open Introduction -- 3rd Edition, Oscar Levin