Finding and Adopting Open Access (OA) and Open Educational Resources (OER) | Continuing Education

Course description

Looking for suitable open resources that are free for students? Find and evaluate open access (OA) and open educational resources (OER) for adoption into courses. Learners will explore topics such as the 5Rs of open, Creative Commons (CC) licensing and how to find and evaluate open resources for credibility and suitability.

Course details

Hours: 6

Credits: 1

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Build courses into a credential

This course is part of the following micro-credential(s):

Open Education in a Post-Secondary Context

Credit transfer

Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.

This course is not currently open for registration. There may be an equivalent course listed above.

Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Winter 2025 registration opens November 4, 2024. Spring 2025 registration opens March 17, 2025.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery