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Authors, potential authors, instructors, or collaborators in open text development / adaptation may be interested in the following resources, including a brand new one from BCCampus Open Education.
The LibreTexts mission is to unite students, faculty and scholars in a cooperative effort to develop an easy-to-use online platform for the construction, customization, and dissemination of open educational resources (OER) to reduce the burdens of unreasonable textbook costs to our students and society.
BCCampus Open Education Self-Publishing Guide
This is a reference for individuals or groups wanting to write and self-publish an open textbook. This guide provides details on the preparation, planning, writing, publication, and maintenance of an open textbook. (The guide updates/replaces the BC Open Textbook Authoring Guide.)
This a guide is for faculty authors, librarians, project managers and others who are involved in the production of open textbooks in higher education and K-12. Content includes a checklist for getting started, publishing program case studies, textbook organization and elements, writing resources and an overview of useful tools.
This is a five-step guide for faculty, and those who support faculty, who want to modify an open textbook. Step-by-step instructions for importing and editing common open textbook file and platform types are included.
A Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students
A handbook for faculty interested in practicing open pedagogy by involving students in the making of open textbooks, ancillary materials, or other Open Educational Resources. This is a first edition, compiled by Rebus Community, and we welcome feedback and ideas to expand the text.
*Some information on this page was compiled by Anita R. Walz University librarian at Virginia Tech
Publishers of Open Access (OA) books list compiled by Simmons College, Boston
Home Page • OER and AL$ Basic Resources • Open Textbook Repositories • Open Access Journals • Open Course Repositories • Subject Specialized Sites • Simulations • Free Audiovisual Resources • Free OER Creation Tools • Open Source eBook Creation • Creative Commons Licensing • OER Search Engines • OER Games • OER Self Publishing • OER Funding Opportunities • Articles and Research on OER • OER Evaluation Rubrics • CSUF Subscriptions and Free-to-user Apps • Open Textbooks by CSU Faculty Members
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