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Why OER Textbooks Are Important (and How AI Can Help Create Them)

February 9, 2024 by Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

Open Educational Resources (OER) are educational materials that are free for anyone to use. We most often are referring to textbooks, but they can also be videos, tests, software, or even full courses. Crucially, they are not copyrighted like most publications but instead are released under a license (most often Creative Commons) that allows others […]

Filed Under: AI and Librarians, Open Education Tagged With: ChatGPT, Copyright, Creative Commons, Generative AI, Open Educational Resources (OER), Student Success, Textbooks

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