Open Educational Resources

Useful Websites for Research

Open Educational Resource (OER) in TVET Resources - This compilation includes platforms and services that offer Open Educational Resources (OERs) for Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET). While this collection is comprehensive, it is not all-inclusive. Although most of the listed platforms and services cater to a broader educational scope, selection prioritizes those that contain content applicable to TVET. This includes platforms with content that, while not exclusively vocational, could still be relevant in a TVET context. 

CORE (COnnecting REpositories)  - CORE provides searchable access to a collection of over 125 million open access harvested research outputs.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)  - The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a website that hosts a community-curated list of open access journals, maintained by Infrastructure Services for Open Access.

EBSCO - is a leading provider of research databases, e-journals, magazine subscriptions, e-books, and discovery services. EBSCO supports research, learning, and information management across various disciplines. 

Google Scholar - is a freely accessible search engine that indexes scholarly articles from various disciplines. It provides a platform for researchers, academics, and students to discover scholarly literature, including articles, theses, books, conference papers, and patents. 

JSTOR  - More than 6,000 Open Access ebooks from 75+ publishers, including Brill, Cornell University Press, De Gruyter, and University of California Press, are now available at no cost to libraries or users.

Sage - publishes original research and review articles in an interactive, open access format.

Semantic Scholar - is a revolutionary academic search engine that leverages artificial intelligence to enhance the process of scholarly research. Developed by the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), Semantic Scholar is dedicated to providing researchers, scientists, and scholars with an intelligent platform for exploring and accessing scientific literature. 

Springer Nature - is a leading academic and educational publisher that provides a wide range of scientific, technical, medical, and professional content.