Open courseware are online courses or materials that are freely available for anyone to use, download, or share. They are usually created by universities or educational institutions and cover a wide range of topics and levels. Open courseware can be a valuable resource for learners who want to access high-quality education without paying fees or enrolling in formal programs. Some examples of open courseware are:
MIT OpenCourseWare
URL: https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
MIT OpenCourseWare is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content, covering the entire MIT curriculum.
OpenLearn
URL: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/
OpenLearn provides free online courses from The Open University, covering a wide range of topics and levels.
Harvard Online Learning
URL: https://online-learning.harvard.edu/
Harvard Online Learning offers free and paid online courses, certificates, and degree programs from Harvard University.
Stanford Online
URL: https://online.stanford.edu/
Stanford Online offers free and paid online courses, certificates, and degrees from Stanford University.
Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative
URL: https://oli.cmu.edu/
The Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative provides free, online courses and materials to improve learning and instruction.
Open textbooks are textbooks that are published online under an open license, which means they can be freely used, modified, and distributed by anyone. Open textbooks can help reduce the cost of education and increase access to quality learning materials. Some examples of open textbook platforms are:
OpenStax
URL: https://openstax.org/
OpenStax provides free, peer-reviewed, openly licensed textbooks for college and high school courses.
BCcampus OpenEd
URL: https://open.bccampus.ca/
BCcampus OpenEd provides free, openly licensed textbooks and educational resources for post-secondary institutions in British Columbia, Canada.
Open Textbook Library
URL: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
The Open Textbook Library provides free, peer-reviewed textbooks for college and university courses.
Open SUNY Textbooks
URL: https://textbooks.opensuny.org/
Open SUNY Textbooks provides free, peer-reviewed textbooks for SUNY courses in a variety of subjects.
LibreTexts
URL: https://libretexts.org/
LibreTexts provides free, open-source textbooks and educational resources for high school and college courses.
Saylor Academy Open Textbooks
https://www.saylor.org/books/
Saylor Academy Open Textbooks is a collection of more than 100 open textbooks from various disciplines and levels, curated and re-published by Saylor Academy.
OAPEN
https://www.oapen.org/home
OAPEN is a non-profit organization that provides open infrastructure services and platforms to facilitate open access for academic books.
Coursera
https://www.coursera.org/
Coursera offers online courses, specializations, and degrees from top universities and companies around the world.
edX
https://www.edx.org/
edX provides free and paid online courses, certificates, and degrees from top universities and institutions.
FutureLearn
https://www.futurelearn.com/
FutureLearn offers free and paid online courses, degrees, and short courses from top universities and organizations.
Udemy
https://www.udemy.com/
Udemy provides online courses on a wide range of topics, taught by experts in their fields.
Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Khan Academy offers a library of over 4,000 educational videos on a wide range of subjects, including math, science, and humanities.
Directory of Open Access Journals
https://doaj.org/
The Directory of Open Access Journals provides access to thousands of high-quality, peer-reviewed open access journals in a variety of disciplines.
BioMed Central
https://www.biomedcentral.com/
BioMed Central is a collection of peer-reviewed open access journals in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and medicine.
Frontiers
https://www.frontiersin.org/
Frontiers is a community-driven open access publisher and research network that provides access to peer-reviewed articles in a variety of disciplines.
arXiv
https://arxiv.org/
arXiv is a repository of electronic preprints of scientific papers in the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, computer science, and more.
PLOS ONE
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/
PLOS ONE is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that publishes original research across all scientific disciplines.
Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikimedia Commons is a collection of over 68 million freely usable media files, including images, videos, and sound recordings.
Unsplash
https://unsplash.com/
Unsplash provides high-quality, free stock photos that can be used for personal or commercial projects.
Flickr Creative Commons
https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
Flickr Creative Commons provides a collection of images with various Creative Commons licenses that allow for free use and distribution.
Pexels
https://www.pexels.com/
Pexels offers free stock photos and videos that can be used for personal or commercial projects.
NASA Image and Video Library
https://images.nasa.gov/
The NASA Image and Video Library provides access to thousands of free images, videos, and audio files from NASA’s space exploration missions.
Free Music Archive
https://freemusicarchive.org/
Free Music Archive offers a curated selection of free, legal music downloads in a variety of genres.
SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/
SoundCloud is a platform for musicians, podcasters, and other audio creators to share and distribute their work.
AudioJungle
https://audiojungle.net/
AudioJungle is a marketplace for royalty-free music and sound effects for use in videos, podcasts, and other multimedia projects.
Musopen
https://musopen.org/
Musopen provides free and open-source music recordings, sheet music, and educational materials.
NPR Music
https://www.npr.org/music/
NPR Music offers free streaming of music, concerts, and interviews with musicians from a variety of genres.
Learning objects are digital resources that can be used to support learning outcomes. Some examples are:
MERLOT
https://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
A curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development services contributed and used by an international education community.
OER Commons
https://www.oercommons.org/
A public digital library of open educational resources that allows users to find, create, and share resources across different subjects and levels.
PhET Interactive Simulations
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new
A project that provides free interactive math and science simulations for students and teachers.
Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Khan Academy offers a library of over 4,000 educational videos on a wide range of subjects, including math, science, and humanities.
TED-Ed
https://ed.ted.com/
TED-Ed provides free educational videos and lessons on a wide range of topics, created by educators and animators.
Bozeman Science
https://www.bozemanscience.com/
Bozeman Science provides educational videos on science topics for high school and college students, created by a Montana science teacher.
National Geographic Education
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/
National Geographic Education offers free educational videos, lessons, and activities on geography, science, and social studies topics.
