Research Guides: Open Educational Resources (OER): Review OER

OER Evaluation Rubrics

Just as you would review a commercial textbook to ensure it offers appropriate coverage, depth, comprehensiveness, etc., you will want to evaluate OER for similar features before adopting or adapting it. Many OER repositories include peer reviews that help faculty with this process, and below are several evaluation rubrics and checklists to help you with the process.

Evaluating OER Checklist
This guide, adapted from Affordable Learning Georgia, includes evaluation criteria such as clarity, comprehensibility, content, appropriateness, and accessibility.
Faculty Guide for Evaluating OER
This one-page checklist from BC Campus guides faculty through features like relevance, accuracy, production quality, etc.
Course Material Evaluation Worksheet
This worksheet from Virginia Tech includes common evaluation criteria, like coverage, currency, accessibility, etc., with the opportunity to rank each item from poor to excellent.

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