Open Educational Resources
University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges
Our Vision
Open educational culture empowers everyone to reach their full potential through open access and fosters representation, equity, and inclusiveness. Our learning community and community partners have greater flexibility and access to education by embracing open culture values: examples include the use of openly licensed high-quality resources and open pedagogy strategies. We help prepare students for our diverse global community, and we practice respect and care for Hawaiian culture and the land in which we live.
Textbook savings = real money
Each year, the UHCC OER initiative saves students over $4 million. Since 2015, we have saved students over $25 million!
Students can use textbook savings for rent and other living expenses, internet access, reduce working hours, or tuition to take more classes.
More classes with $0 textbook costs
In AY 2023-2024, 34% of UHCC classes had zero textbook costs. Over 400 instructors teach TXT0 courses in over 70 subjects.
OER = Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources (OER) are no-cost or low-cost online learning materials that can be reused, revised, remixed, redistributed, and retained.
TXT0 = Textbook Cost $0
A TXT0 class uses OER and other learning materials that are accessible to students at no cost. Learn more about TXT0 and find TXT0 classes on our TXT0 page.
Attributions and Licenses
Contact Us: uhccoer@hawaii.edu
