OER Policy Registry/Supporting Documents
The resources below are not policies, they are materials that may help policy making activities. They are broadly grouped as case studies, guides, presentations and other directories.
Case Studies
- Foundation Funded OER vs. Tax Payer Funded OER – A Tale of Two Mandates n.d.
- Interview with Karen Fasimpaur: Open Education and Policy 2010
- Athabasca University - Centre for Learning Design and Development Open Educational Resources- Draft Plan 2006
- BCcampus (British Columbia, Canada) - Building sustainable OER ecosystems 2010
- OERs in Context – Case Study of Innovation and Sustainability of Educational Practices at the University of Mauritius Santally Mohammed Issack 2011"
- OER Readiness in Africa 2010
- OER Africa - Building African Education Capacity Through Openness n.d.
- Free-textbooks project helps South Africa 2012
- OER Basic Competencies in Midwifery, University of Malawi — Kamuzu College of Nursing (PDF) 2009?
- The Use of Open Education Resources at the University of Malawi (UNIMA) (PDF), 2009?
- USA TAACCCT Federal Grant Program Creative Commons License Brief 2011
- Utah State Office of Education to Create Open Textbooks 2012
- Open High School of Utah (PDF) n.d.
- Florida Orange Grove Texts Plus n.d.
- Maryland Enhancing Education through Technology (Ed Tech ARRA) (Doc.) 2009
- RFP for the Identification of Open Educational Resources at Maine State (PDF) n.d.
- Open Books Savings for California Students 2011
- California Free Digital Textbook Initiative 2009
Guides
- Cape Town Open Education Declaration 2008
- Achieve OER Online Evaluation Tool 2011
- Dramatically Bringing Down the Cost of Education with OER. How Open Education Resources Unlock the Door to Free Learning n.d.
- Free to Learn Guide - Hall Plotkin 2010
- Guide for Adopting Open Textbooks: A Tutorial n.d.
- Guidelines for OER in Higher Education n.d.
- Mainstreaming eLearning in National Policies n.d.
- Models for Sustainable Open Educational Resources (PDF) 2007
- Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe: Funding and the Social Dimension 2011 2011
- OER Handbook for Educators 2010
- Open Policy and Open Educational Resources Implementation Checklist (PDF) 2012
- Who should make OERs? 2008
- Campus OER Promotion Kit 2005
- COSL - Center for Open and Sustainable Learning - Open Education Resources Handbook 2008
- How are OER Evaluated and So What? (Video) 2011
Presentations
- A Sustainable Business Model for Open Electronic Textbooks (PDF) 2007
- OER K-12 Bill Passes in U.S. Washington State 2012
- House Bill 2336: Relating to access to taxpayer-funded educational materials. Testimony, Cable Green of Creative Commons 2012
- Obviousness of Open Policy 2011
- Open Education and the Future - David Wiley presentation to TEDxNYED (Video) n.d.
- Assessment and Accreditation of OER: An Update (Video) 2011
Directories
- Exemplary Collection of Institutions with OER Policy n.d.
- In Search of National OER Policies 2011
- OLnet Open Education Evidence Hub - Policy theme n.d.
