open educational resources

Tracking the use of open educational resources sounds simple. It isn’t.

Asia Pacific, Open AccessApril 30, 2025

(9 Apr 2025) Open educational resources (OERs)—that is, free-to-use monographs, textbooks, and other educational materials—are having something of a moment in Australia and New Zealand. Through a very high membership (42 participating institutions in 2024), the Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL)’s OER Collective has been a significant driver of interest and participation in institutional publishing of OERs through libraries.…

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Malaysia launches its first health digital library on cancer

Asia PacificDecember 13, 2023

(30 Nov 2023) Malaysia’s first health digital library, known as Beauty (Bringing Education And Understanding To You) and Health Digital Library for Health Promotion and Health Screening Portal, was officially launched today with 44 videos and 48 informative booklets of comprehensive educational resources on cancer. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni said the digital…

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California approves $115 Million investment in Zero Textbook Cost degrees and OER

EducationAugust 9, 2021

(28 Jul 2021) California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law an unprecedented $115 million investment in the expansion of Zero Textbook Cost degrees and open educational resources at the state’s community colleges. Building on a successful pilot that concluded in 2019, the funding will support the development of degree and certificate pathways that students can complete without…

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What are Open Educational Resources?

Asia Pacific, Open AccessJune 2, 2017

(1 June 2017) There is no one, standard definition of Open Educational Resources. However, the following broad definition of OERs from OER Commons seems to be generally accepted by the community: Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student…

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