OER databases are online platforms or repositories that provide free, openly licensed learning materials used for teaching, learning, and research. These resources can be textbooks, videos, quizzes, lesson plans, full courses, and many more, and they are freely accessible and reusable under Creative Commons or similar licenses.
This serves as a supplementary resource for an existing program or curriculum. For example, instructors may use an online open lesson plan to incorporate enrichment activities for learners. They can also provide extra practice materials for students who are struggling with the course. Additional support can be offered for a specific concept.
Here are the Top OER Databases and Platforms
CK-12 Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing access to high quality educational materials for K-12 students all over the world. They offer free high-quality, standards-aligned, open content in the STEM subjects. By providing these free resources, CK-12 is working toward educational equity for all. Link : https://www.ck12.org/student/
LibreText – is your go-to source for Training, Content, Development, and Technology for an ideal blend of Open Education Resources. Offers free online textbooks in subjects like chemistry, biology, math, engineering, humanities, and more. Link: https://libretexts.org/
Merlot – Free Online Course Materials is a California State University MERLOT collection of over 35,000 open course materials. Link: https://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
OASIS Openly Available Sources Integrated Search is a search tool that aims to make the discovery of open content easier. OASIS currently searches open content from 132 different sources and contains 447,775 records. OASIS is being developed at SUNY Geneseo’s Milne Library.
OER Commons – is a large public digital library of open educational resources for teaching and learning materials for K-12 to higher education. It has textbooks, lesson plans, interactive simulations and more. Explore, create, and collaborate with educators around the world to improve curriculum. Link: https://oercommons.org/
Open Stax– is the world’s largest publisher of open education resources (OER) and a provider of interactive learning technologies and education research for high school and college. A nonprofit initiative of Rice University that offers peer-reviewed, high-quality open textbooks for college and high school. Link: https://openstax.org/
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