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Open Educational Resources (OER)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Open Educational Resources (OER) are defined as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching, learning and research materials in any medium \u2013 digital or otherwise \u2013 that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an effort to contribute to the effort of sharing educational information so that everyone has access to learning, Schoolcraft College currently offers sections of the following Online courses with low-cost\/no-cost materials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Schoolcraft College Online Courses Using OER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Course Title<\/th>OER Resource(s) and Provider(s)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
ART 115: Art History I<\/td>S<\/a>mARThistory<\/a> online textbook and <\/a>Introduction to Art<\/a> from Boise State University<\/td><\/tr>
ART 201: Art Appreciation<\/td>Introduction to Art : Design, Context, and Meaning<\/a> from Fine Arts Open Textbooks<\/td><\/tr>
BUS 101: Introduction to Business<\/td>Introduction to Business<\/a> from OpenStax.<\/td><\/tr>
BUS 202: Business Ethics<\/td>Business Ethics<\/a> from OpenStax and a Custom E-Text on the ethics of financial disclosure and transparency<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
BUS 217: Business Management<\/td>Principles of Management<\/a> from OpenStax<\/td><\/tr>
BUS 220: Supervision<\/td>Organizational Behavior<\/a> from OpenStax<\/td><\/tr>
CAB 100: Success for Designated Populations Seminar<\/td>College Succe<\/a>ss<\/a> from OpenStax<\/td><\/tr>
CAB 102: Student Success and Career Development<\/td>Student Success and Career Development E-Text<\/a> based on Six Steps to Job Search Success<\/a> from Saylor and College Success<\/a> from The University of Minnesota<\/td><\/tr>
CHEM 104: Fundamentals of Chemistry<\/td>CHEM 104 E-Text<\/a> based on various resources<\/td><\/tr>
CHEM 111: General Chemistry 1<\/td>Chemistry: Atoms First<\/a> from OpenStax<\/td><\/tr>
CIS 120: Software Applications<\/td>Computer Applications for Managers<\/a> from Lumen Learning<\/td><\/tr>
CIS 171: Introduction to Networking<\/td>Introduction to Networking E-Text<\/a> from Tim S. Baron, Schoolcraft College<\/td><\/tr>
CIS 172: Network Security Fundamentals<\/td>Network Security Fundamentals E-Text<\/a> <\/a>from Tim S. Baron, Schoolcraft College<\/td><\/tr>
CIS 178: Technical Microsoft Windows<\/td>Technical Microsoft Windows E-Text<\/a> from Tim S. Baron, Schoolcraft College<\/td><\/tr>
COMA 103: Fundamentals of Speech<\/td>Exploring Public Speaking: 4th Edition<\/a> from Communication Open Textbooks by Galileo and Stand Up, Speak Out<\/a> from the University of Minnesota<\/td><\/tr>
EDUC 245: Effective Instruction for Today’s Classroom<\/td> Educational <\/a>Learning<\/a> Theories: 2nd Edition<\/a> from Galileo and Sharing Our Knowledge: Best Practices for Supporting English Language Learners in Schools<\/a> from the University of Saskatchewan<\/td><\/tr>
ENG 101: English Composition 1<\/td>ENG 101 E-Text<\/a> based on various resources<\/td><\/tr>
ENG 102: English Composition 2<\/td>Various resources<\/td><\/tr>
ENGR 100: Introduction to Engineering and Technology<\/td>Various resources<\/td><\/tr>
GEOG 133: World Regional Geography<\/td>Geog 133 – World Regional Geography E-Text<\/a> from Schoolcraft College<\/td><\/tr>
HIST 134: Ancient World<\/td>World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500<\/a> from the University System of Georgia<\/td><\/tr>
HIST 137: Early Modern World<\/td>World History Volume 1<\/a> and World History Volume 2<\/a> from OpenStax<\/td><\/tr>
HIST 151: Early America – U.S. History<\/td>Early America – U.S. History = Various Resources<\/td><\/tr>
HIST 152: 19th Century U.S. History<\/td>The American Yawp<\/a> from Stanford University Press<\/td><\/tr>
HIST 153: Contemporary America – U.S. History<\/td>History 153 E-Text<\/a> from (Various resources)<\/td><\/tr>
HUM 106: Introduction to Art and Music<\/td>Introduction to the Visual Arts<\/a> (Various open resources)
Introduction to the Aural Arts<\/a> (Various open resources)<\/td><\/tr>
HUM 212: Mass Media and Popular Culture<\/td>Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication<\/a> from The University of Minnesota<\/td><\/tr>
MATH 047: Prealgebra<\/td>Prealgebra<\/a> from OpenStax in combination with Lumen Online Homework Manager (OHM)<\/td><\/tr>
MATH 111: Applications of Math<\/td>Math 111 E-Text<\/a> from various resources<\/td><\/tr>
MATH 122: Elementary Statistics<\/td>Online Statistics Education<\/a> from the OpenStatBookProject<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
PHIL 247: Logic<\/td>Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking<\/a> from Matthew Van Cleave at Lansing Community College<\/td><\/tr>
PHYS 104: Introduction to Astronomy <\/td>Various resources<\/td><\/tr>
PHYS 123: Applied Physics<\/td>College Physics<\/a> from OpenStax<\/td><\/tr>
POLS 105: Survey of American Government<\/td>American Government<\/a> from OpenStax<\/td><\/tr>
PSYCH 201: Introductory Psychology<\/td>Psychology <\/a>from OpenStax<\/td><\/tr>
PSYCH 229: Life-Span Development Psychology<\/td>PSY 200 Lifespan Development<\/a> from Open Course Library<\/td><\/tr>
PSYCH 249: Educational Psychology<\/td>Educational Psychology<\/a> by Kelvin Seifert and Rosemary Sutton from PressBooks and Trauma-Informed School Practices<\/a> by Anna A. Berardi and Brenda M. Morton from PressBooks<\/td><\/tr>
SOC 201: Principles of Sociology<\/td>Introduction to Sociology<\/a> from OpenStax<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Open Educational Resources (OER) According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Open Educational Resources (OER) are defined as: Teaching, learning and research materials in any medium \u2013 digital or otherwise \u2013 that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":115,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/sc-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-109","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"acf":[],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/distance-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/distance-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/distance-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/distance-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/distance-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/distance-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/distance-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/distance-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}