OER Commons

OER Commons is a freely accessible online digital library and platform that provides open educational resources (OER) for teachers, students, and lifelong learners. It allows users to search, create, share, and collaborate on educational materials.

While OER Commons is a public library open to anyone, its primary target audience includes teachers, schools, students, and content creators. Anyone interested in educational resources can access and use the platform.

OER Commons offers a wide variety of educational materials including lesson plans, textbooks, videos, interactive activities, assessments, and course materials across different subjects and education levels, from primary school to higher education.

Yes, all resources on OER Commons are freely available and most are licensed under Creative Commons, allowing users to freely use, adapt, and share the materials. Users can download, edit, and redistribute content according to the specific license terms.

While you can search and access resources without an account, creating a free account allows you to save materials to your profile, create and share content, and participate in educator groups and collaborations.

Yes, OER Commons provides an Open Author tool that allows educators to create, remix, and publish their own educational content. Users can contribute to the growing repository of open educational resources.