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Open educational resources: Discussion paper March 2019
CAUT

PublishedMarch 2019
PeriodicalPages 1-6
PublisherCanadian Association of University Teachers
CountryCanada, North America

ABSTRACT
This document provides an overview of the main issues related to the use and creation of Open Educational Resources (OER) by CAUT members. It also provides suggestions for implementation, a bibliography for further reading, and a resource list to help instructors locate existing OER.

Keywords academic freedom · copyright · higher education · OER · OER implementation · open licensing

Published atOttawa, ON
RefereedDoes not apply
URLhttps://www.caut.ca/sites/default/files/caut-discussion-paper-open-educational-resources-2019-03.pdf
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