Faculty Guides - Adopt, Adapt, Create OER! - Open Educational Resources - Research Guides at UMKC University Libraries

New OER Toolkit

The OER Starter Kit
Created by Abbey Elder at Iowa State University, this book provide instructors with an introduction to the use and creation of open educational resources (OER). The text is broken into five sections: Getting Started, Copyright, Finding OER, Teaching with OER, and Creating OER. Although some chapters contain more advanced content, the starter kit is primarily intended for users who are entirely new to Open Education.

/Guidebook to Research on Open Educational Resources Adoption
CC-BY Open Education Group. The purpose for this guidebook is to provide ideas for how individual faculty members can research the effect of their adoption of open educational resources. Hopefully, this guide provides straightforward suggestions that could be implemented by OER adopters to identify what has happened as a result of their OER adoption.

Modifying an Open Textbook: What You Need to Know
CC-BY 4.0 Open Textbook Network. Focuses on the technological aspects of editing open textbooks found in the Open Textbook Library or elsewhere, helps you assess the effort, expertise, and technical tools needed. In addition, this guide includes step-by-step instructions for importing and editing common open textbook file and platform types. Finally, this guide provides a basic overview of accessibility considerations and general guidance on where to find additional help.

Authoring Open Textbooks
CC-BY 4.0 Open Textbook Network. Includes a checklist for getting started, publishing program case studies, textbook organization and elements, writing resources and an overview of useful tools.