Open Educational Resources (OER): Funding & Incentives

A grant organized by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia Community and Technical College System to incentivize OER adoption in college and university courses, especially in high-enrollment general education courses. In addition to funding, recipients will also attend a workshop and report on their findings.

This grant program for instructors supports the use of and the development of OER, encourages development of alternatives to high-cost textbooks, and supports faculty who wish to implement new pedagogical models for classroom instruction.

At this annual workshop, attendees discover open textbooks in their field and write a short review of their findings to help other faculty evaluate them for adoption. Attendees receive a stipend for their participation and written review.

Fellowship grants to do research on the impact of OER on the cost of education, student success outcomes, patterns of usage of OER, and perceptions of OER.

Powered by WVNET, this site seeks to support and gather information on the adoption and creation of OER in West Virginia. Information on the West Virginia Open Education Resources Grant (presented by the Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) and the Community and Technical College System) can be found here.