Open Educational Resources
The Michigan Community College Association (MCCA) champions the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) to enhance student success and equity across Michigan's community colleges. By integrating OER, we empower our members to provide accessible, adaptable, and high-quality educational materials that support student needs for affordable high-quality educational materials. MCCA is committed to fostering innovative teaching and learning practices that align with our mission to strengthen community vitality and economic development through educational excellence.
Please visit the Open Educational Resources (OER) Reports located at MiTransfer.org.
MCCA's OER reporting feature empowers institutions to track and report on key metrics, including utilization (overall and by discipline) and impact (student cost savings) of Open Educational Resources across Michigan's Community colleges. This tool enables colleges to highlight their progress, gain valuable insights, and drive the growth of OER as a critical resource for advancing equitable student success.
Our monthly Open Mitten Newsletter will keep you informed about all of our OER initatives as well as other OER initatives around the State of Michigan and beyond
The Open Mitten Newsletter comes out monthly with the exception of months where we hold coffee hours. It is sent to the MCCA OER Stakeholders list which you can subscribe to below
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OER Events
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OER Resources
OER Commons MCCA Hub
Description: The Michigan Community College Association (MCCA) Hub on OER Commons is a digital platform that enables members to find, create, and share Open Educational Resources (OER). Though only members can contribute, anyone can search the Hub’s connected resources and browse our collections and groups.
Primary Audience: Faculty, Librarians, Instructional Designers
Michigan OER Network
Description: The Michigan OER Network is a statewide initiative dedicated to advancing the creation, sharing, and implementation of open educational resources across Michigan’s educational institutions.
Primary Audience: Faculty, Administrators, Policy Makers, Librarians, Instructional Designers
Midwestern Higher Education Compact
Description: The Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) is an interstate organization focused on advancing higher education in the Midwest through collaboration, cost savings, and policy research. Notably, MHEC actively promotes Open Educational Resources (OER) to enhance instructional innovation and address the rising costs of educational materials.
Primary Audience: Faculty, Administrators, Policy Makers, Librarians, Instructional Designers, Open Education Researchers
Open Education Global
Description: Open Education Global (OEGlobal) is a global, member-based, non-profit organization that supports the development and use of open education worldwide. It envisions a world where everyone has access to high-quality education and training, viewing education as an essential, shared, and collaborative social good.
Primary Audience: Faculty, Administrators, Policy Makers, Librarians, Instructional Designers, Open Education Researchers