Educational resources and materials that are available for everyone are listed below.
Books
Ebooks
Google Books – Citations and previews of books and magazines, full text is available if for public domain items
Project Gutenburg – Full text of over 45,000 free ebooks in the public domain, available to read online or download
Wikibooks – Instructional textbooks that editable by anyone. It is NOT a repository for literature or published texts.
Textbooks, Free
BCcampus – From British Columbia, Creative Commons licensing, available as free ebook or printed books at cost
OpenStax College – Peer-reviewed science and math textbooks, available free online or low-cost print, customizable by instructors
Open Textbook Library – Multiple subjects, PDF versions available for free, printed books available at cost
Textbooks, Low Cost
Boundless – Textbooks in many subjects, optional customization by instructors, all textbooks cost $20.00
Flat World Knowledge – Digital textbooks in many subjects, able to be personalized by instructors, print versions available
Courses and Curricula
Online Courses Available to Everyone
Khan Academy – Free online classes in many subjects, using video lectures, also keeps statistics and earn badges
Lumen Open Courses – Free access to CC BY-licensed classes, which include readings and videos
Open Learning Initiative – Free online courses in math, science and technology
Curriculum for Use by Faculty
Academic Earth – Searchable listings of free online college courses available from U.S. universities and colleges
MIT Open Courseware – Created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Open Course Library – Course materials, including syllabi and activities, Creative Commons licensing, from WA State
Open Michigan – Course materials in many subjects, Creative Commons licensing
Saylor.org – Free peer-reviewed online courses in many subjects
News, Discussion and Promotion of OERs
Open Oregon – Oregon’s OER website for faculty resources, news, and discussions.
Open Washington – OER materials for faculty, including testimonials, created by WA SBCTC
College Open Textbooks (COT) – Initiative to campaign for and increase awareness of OERs, also has peer-review open textbooks
Curriki – Online community focusing on OERs for K-12 education
Jorum – UK repository of OERs for higher education
Open Education Consortium – Worldwide community to advance open education, includes webinars, projects, news and events
WikiEducator – Online community for instructors to plan, use and develop OERs supported by OER Foundation
Other Resources by Subject
Images and Video
Flickr: Creative Commons – Photographs with Creative Commons licenses
Openclipart – Images in the public domain, available even for commercial use
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Talks – Videos of experts in a multitude of fields giving short talks on a given topic
Language and Social Sciences
BBC Learning – Covers many subjects, includes clips from BBC programs
Duolingo – Learn Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Dutch for free online, phone apps available
Library of Congress American Memory Project – Documents, images, maps, sound recordings and more chronicling the American experience
Math
CK-12 – 2000+ free quizzes to practice science and math
Math Blog – Scottsdale Community College – Open education resources for teaching college math
MyOpenMath – Online quizzes, also includes self-study courses for anyone
PhET: Math Simulations – Free interactive math simulations, uses Flash and Java, from University of Colorado at Boulder
Science
Neuroanatomy Laboratory – 360° images of the brain
National Science Digital Library – Educational resources for teaching science, math, engineering and technology
PhET: Chemistry and Physics Simulations – Free interactive science simulations, uses Flash and Java, from University fo Colorado at Boulder
Search Engines of Resources and Books
Creative Commons – Access searches for images, music and videos from sites like Fotopedia, ccMixter and SpinXpress
MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resouce for Learning and Online Teaching) – Seach for various types of resources in many subjects
OER Commons – Tools, training and support services
Open4Us – Help with seaching for OERs
Orange Grove – Digital repository of resouces from Florida
Wikiversity – Learning resources and projects, targeted at educators; however, anyone can edit
