Open Educational Resources (OER)

BASE is one of the world's most voluminous search engines especially for academic web resources. BASE provides more than 150 million documents from more than 7,000 sources. You can access the full texts of about 60% of the indexed documents for free (Open Access). BASE is operated by Bielefeld University Library.

COERLL's mission is to produce and disseminate OER for the Internet public (e.g., online language courses, reference grammars, assessment tools, corpora, etc.).

Index to collections of open access eBooks on the arts.

Index to collections of open access eBooks on history.

Collection of open access eBooks on language and literature.

HippoCampus.org is a free, core academic web site that delivers rich multimedia content--videos, animation, and simulations--on general education subjects to middle-school and high-school teachers and college professors, and their students, free of charge. Teachers project HippoCampus content during classroom learning and assign it for computer labs and homework. Students use the site in the evenings for study and exam prep. Users do not need to register or log in to use the site.

Discover the latest open-access scholarship and teaching materials. Brought to you by the MLA.

Search across repositories for humanities resources, with an emphasis on English and writing resources.

Free and open collection of peer-reviewed online learning materials for higher education.

Growing collection of open access textbooks.

One web page for every book ever published. It's a lofty but achievable goal. To build Open Library, we need hundreds of millions of book records, a wiki interface, and lots of people who are willing to contribute their time and effort to building the site.
To date, we have gathered over 20 million records from a variety of large catalogs as well as single contributions, with more on the way. This source is particularly strong in humanities subjects.

modules filtered by topic "Humanities". (slow to load)

Collection of public domain eBooks on the fine arts.

Collection of classic public domain history books.

Collection of public domain classic language and literature eBooks.

Collection of public domain classic music eBooks.

Collection of public domain classic philosophy works in eBook format.

NFB Study guides are designed to facilitate the integration of NFB films into the classroom.

A list of freely available documentary films, with ratings.

Including Canadian and world history.

A list of writing and and communication textbooks.

This textbook introduces aspects of the history of Canada since Confederation. “Canada” in this context includes Newfoundland and all the other parts that come to be aggregated into the Dominion after 1867.

This is a textbook (or better, a workbook) in modern philosophy. It combines readings from primary sources with two pedagogical tools.

This textbook is based on a critical thinking approach, and its aim is to get students thinking actively and conceptually – with a greater focus on the forest than the trees.

Thot Cursus, entreprise sociale indépendante, existe depuis 1996. Nous opérons un site dédié à la promotion de la formation et de l'utilisation des outils numériques pour l'éducation et la culture.

OpenCourseWare is the name given to open educational resources that are presented in course format, often including course planning materials, such as syllabi and course calendars, along with thematic content, such as textbooks, lectures, presentations, notes and simulations. Open Educational Resources are materials developed by experienced educators that are available for use, repurposing, and modification (including translation), in whole or in part, by everyone, everywhere in the world.

Bienvenue sur Wikiversité, communauté pédagogique libre à laquelle chacun peut prendre part !

"... resources that University Writing has developed to support students and instructors across the disciplines in their writing and writing instruction. We define writing broadly, so you will find resources on ePortfolios, visual design, professional communication, and presentations in addition to traditional writing tasks like reflective writing, literature reviews, peer review, and editing and proofing."

We live in an increasingly globalized world. Technology enables us to do business just as easily with our neighbors as with a businessperson thousands of miles away from us. Knowing how to navigate cultural differences is an increasingly valuable skill that will make you a more valuable employee (adopt, adapt, or distribute this course).

Over 600 interviews. Conceived in 1982 by Harry Kreisler as a way to capture and preserve, through conversation and technology, the intellectual ferment of our times.

An interactive tutorial on basic English grammar.

These modules are grounded in The Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario’s (HEQCO) A Practical Guide for Work Integrated Learning and represent over 35 hours of rich content that can be used by faculty, career-services staff, and employers to support student learning in applied and work-integrated settings. The modules, licensed under the Creative Commons (CC BY NC 4.0), may be packaged together to create an online course, substantial units of a course, or to supplement WIL experiences within other courses.

Still in development, this promises to be an extensive open program for higher ed developmental English.

This course provides an introduction to critical thinking, informal logic, and a small amount of formal logic. Its purpose is to provide you with the basic tools of analytical reasoning (adopt, adapt, or distribute this course).

In this introduction to ethics, we shall be considering the underpinnings of ethical thought.

Smarthistory’s free, award-winning digital content unlocks the expertise of hundreds of leading scholars, making the history of art accessible and engaging to more people, in more places, than any other publisher.

Student Success introduces essential knowledge and skills for students new to the college learning experience, including time management, social interaction, learning strategies, study skills, critical thinking, information literacy, health and safety, finances, and career exploration.
This course comprises 11 lessons covering student success. Each lesson includes a combination of free Lumen Learning readings, YouTube videos, and hands-on learning activities to engage both on-campus and online students.

Tutorial guides for students on how to create case studies, lab reports, literature reviews, and reflective writing pieces.