The Open/Alternative Textbook Initiative

A $3,000 award is available to faculty who adopt open access course materials by incorporating previously published open access materials into their classes, thereby eliminating the need for students to purchase textbooks or other course materials. A new, $4,500 award is now available to faculty who adapt open access course materials by choosing existing Open Educational Resources and significantly altering them to update the material or to fit the needs of the course. A $7,500 award is available to faculty who create open access course materials. At least 75 percent of the course content must be original, with the remaining 25 percent or less being adopted open access materials.

Alberta OER - Resources (archive)

Open Education Resources (OER) Applications from Around the World

Rebus Community Engagement Guide

THE OPEN EDUCATION INITIATIVE

Effectively encouraging the use of OER on your campus

What makes a successful OER initiative?

OER is only really OER (inasmuch as it depends on its openness) if it is a process, in movement, embedded in pedagogy, and deeply engaged in a reciprocal relationship with its users” (para 15)

Open Educational Resources (OERs)

Faculty Stipends for Open Educational Resources and Open Pedagogy

U Wisconsin Stout Gets Grant for Open Textbook Pilot

On Campus: North Dakota University System to continue support for open textbook initiative

Discover, Search and Find

At William & Mary, one way Swem Library is leading the way is by bringing open educational resources (OER) to the campus.  

Letter: Legislators should stand up for students

A&M University Libraries Working To Solve Problem Of Expensive Textbooks

U of M's Open Textbook Network reports student savings of $1.5 million from open textbooks

Open/Alternative Textbook Initiative

new textbook initiative