From: Carol Hutchins <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:59:04 -0400 The Open Textbook Project run through American Institute of Mathematics is explained here: http://aimath.org/textbooks/ The Open Textbook Initiative at American Institute of Mathematics in California http://aimath.org/textbooks/ is a very good effort. One discipline only. -- Carol On Apr 14, 2014, at 8:04 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: Richard James <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 11:42:36 -0400 > > MERLOT II (http://info.merlot.org/merlothelp/index.htm#merlot_collection.htm) > lists OER of various media types that have been subject to its open > peer-review process. The quality of their resources seems uniformly > high, so you could do worse than select from what they have available. > > > On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 7:04 AM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> From: Charlotte Roh <[log in to unmask]> >> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 12:29:50 -0400 >> >> Hm, this is interesting question. I know there are videos on how to evaluate >> websites or Wikipedia, but I don't know about OERs. This might be because >> there are so many different types of multimedia. >> >> We don't include evaluation on our libguide >> (http://guides.library.umass.edu/oer) but when I mention that certain >> resources are peer-reviewed, faculty definitely appreciate it. >> >> If you get any responses off list, I'd be interested to hear them! >> >> Best, >> Charlotte >> >> >> Charlotte Roh >> Scholarly Communications Resident Librarian >> W.E.B. Du Bois Library >> University of Massachusetts >> Amherst, MA 01003 >> Email: [log in to unmask] >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: "TAYLOR, TUCKER" <[log in to unmask]> >> Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 14:28:54 +0000 >> >> Hi all- >> >> I'm working on a libguide about open educational resources, mainly focused >> on materials used in teaching. I wanted to include a page >> about how to evaluate open educational resources. Can anyone point >> me to some good sources? I'm particularly interested in short video, but >> would be happy for any information that could be useful for my faculty and >> students to use to evaluate this information. >> >> Thanks very much- >> >> Tucky >> >> Tucker Taylor >> Head, Circulation Department >> Thomas Cooper Library >> University of South Carolina >> Columbia, SC 29208 >> [log in to unmask]