{"id":27,"date":"2016-08-11T21:18:20","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T21:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/studenttoolkit\/?post_type=back-matter&#038;p=27"},"modified":"2019-10-02T16:58:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T16:58:45","slug":"appendix-b-oer-repositories","status":"publish","type":"back-matter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/studenttoolkit\/back-matter\/appendix-b-oer-repositories\/","title":{"raw":"Appendix B: OER Repositories","rendered":"Appendix B: OER Repositories"},"content":{"raw":"Since the field is constantly growing, this list provides a small sample of the open resources and repositories that are currently available.\r\n\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/find-open-textbooks\"><strong>B.C Open Textbook Collection<\/strong><\/a> (https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/find-open-textbooks) aims to make higher education more accessible by reducing student costs through the use of openly licensed textbooks. They provide over 250 textbooks across various subject areas.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\nThe <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca\/\">eCampus Ontario Open Library<\/a><\/strong> (https:\/\/openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca\/) is a collection of open textbooks and other open resources. The curated collection aligns with top subject areas in post-secondary education and features reviews from experts and educators across Canada.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.merlot.org\/\"><strong>MERLOT<\/strong><\/a> (www.merlot.org) is a curated collection of OER and open resources.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\nThe <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/\">OER by Discipline Directory<\/a><\/strong> (https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/) lists a wide range of open educational resources organized by discipline.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oercommons.org\/\"><strong>OER Commons<\/strong><\/a> (www.oercommons.org) is a dynamic digital library and network.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oercommons.org\/\"><strong>Open Culture<\/strong><\/a> (http:\/\/www.oercommons.org\/) offers a collection of 200 textbooks covering various subject areas.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/free_textbooks\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/subjects\"><strong>OpenStax<\/strong><\/a> (https:\/\/openstax.org\/subjects) offers students free textbooks that meet scope and sequence requirements for most courses. They are peer-reviewed texts written by professional content developers.<a href=\"https:\/\/openstaxcollege.org\/books\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/open.umn.edu\/opentextbooks\"><strong>Open Textbook Library<\/strong><\/a> (https:\/\/open.umn.edu\/opentextbooks) is a collection of free, peer-reviewed and openly-licensed textbooks for university students developed by the University of Minnesota.<a href=\"https:\/\/open.umn.edu\/opentextbooks\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>Since the field is constantly growing, this list provides a small sample of the open resources and repositories that are currently available.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/find-open-textbooks\"><strong>B.C Open Textbook Collection<\/strong><\/a> (https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/find-open-textbooks) aims to make higher education more accessible by reducing student costs through the use of openly licensed textbooks. They provide over 250 textbooks across various subject areas.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca\/\">eCampus Ontario Open Library<\/a><\/strong> (https:\/\/openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca\/) is a collection of open textbooks and other open resources. The curated collection aligns with top subject areas in post-secondary education and features reviews from experts and educators across Canada.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.merlot.org\/\"><strong>MERLOT<\/strong><\/a> (www.merlot.org) is a curated collection of OER and open resources.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/\">OER by Discipline Directory<\/a><\/strong> (https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/) lists a wide range of open educational resources organized by discipline.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oercommons.org\/\"><strong>OER Commons<\/strong><\/a> (www.oercommons.org) is a dynamic digital library and network.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oercommons.org\/\"><strong>Open Culture<\/strong><\/a> (http:\/\/www.oercommons.org\/) offers a collection of 200 textbooks covering various subject areas.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/free_textbooks\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/subjects\"><strong>OpenStax<\/strong><\/a> (https:\/\/openstax.org\/subjects) offers students free textbooks that meet scope and sequence requirements for most courses. 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