Q. How is the quality of open educational resources determined?

The truth is that all educational materials vary in quality and should always be carefully evaluated before being selected for use in your course, regardless of copyright or licensing status.

There are several ways to ensure that you are using high quality open educational resources:

1. Search out peer reviews of openly licensed materials. Starting points include:
   • Open Textbook Library
   • BC Campus Open Textbooks
2. Conduct your own review of copyrighted or openly licensed course materials. The Open Textbook Network's Open Textbooks Review Criteria is a useful 10-point rubric that you can use (cc-by 3.0).
3. Consult with an FGCU Librarian.