Tag Archives: OERs

OpenStax Display

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As part of Open Education Week, print editions of OpenStax textbooks are on display (through the end of March) near the South Reading Room on the first floor of Fondren Library.

As a leading publisher of open textbooks, OpenStax provides free, peer-reviewed, openly licensed textbooks for college and Advanced Placement courses. OpenStax textbooks cover commonly taught college courses such as calculus, statistics, physics, economics and psychology. Since 2012, over 3.5 million students have used OpenStax resources, saving more than $155 million. According to a 2017 survey, faculty are as satisfied with OpenStax textbooks as they are with commercial textbooks.

You are encouraged to browse the books on display or check out OpenStax’s textbooks online at http://openstaxcollege.org/books as well as Fondren Library’s open educational resources guide at http://libguides.rice.edu/OER

Horizon Group reports on the nature of OERs and their relevance to MOOCs

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In April, the Horizon Group reported on MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses).  In response to this presentation, the Executive Committee asked that the group explore the nature of open educational resources (OERs) and their relevance to MOOCs.  The group’s report and slides can be found here (must be logged into Fondranet to read). Join the Horizon Group in a discussion of their findings at 10:00 am on Friday, October 17, in the Kyle Morrow Room (light refreshments provided!).