As textbook prices continue to increase, we can be proactive in reducing a significant barrier of entry for students. OERs offer an alternative to commercial textbooks, leaving out the high prices while still providing educational value for students.
This page offers both OERs that have already been created as well as resources to create your own. Reach out to the library for additional assistance finding and creating open access materials.
From Claire Coulter, Scott Cowen, and Emma Gooch at eCampus Ontario, https://libguides.mcmaster.ca/oer/faculty
All of these sites host a variety of textbooks and books that can be accessed and used for free in your classroom.
Subject Specific:
These sites house OER materials that can be used in class or in new OERs.
In addition to finding resources that are already published and ready for you to introduce to your classroom, teachers can also create their own OER using open access materials and platforms.
From Northwestern Michigan College, https://nmc.libguides.com/c.php?g=964744&p=6969283
These databases contain open access resources for research, teaching, or publishing OERs.
If you're in a rush, these OER Guides allow you to focus on resources relevant to your subject.
University of Houston-Victoria
Community College Consortium for OER
RMIT University (Business and Law)
RMIT University (Science, Engineering, and Health)
Widener University (World History)
If you're running out of ideas for class, here are materials that can make teaching a bit easier.
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Teaching Resources
Society for the Teaching of Psychology Materials
The Association for Queer Anthropology Syllabi
Climate Solutions Lab Syllabus Bank