Instructional design/Leveraging OER in Your Design/Leveraging OER Summary

Today, you have:
 * Learned that OERs are free and openly licensed educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and other purposes, according to Creative Commons.
 * Reviewed a small list of the most commonly used OERs available, along with their strengths and drawbacks.
 * Learned how to decide which type of OER is most appropriate for your lesson design.

Open Education Resources are free and useful for any instructional designer. While most are designed to be stand alone lessons, many can be implemented as extra resources to enhance the experience for your learners. Knowing how to leverage these resources can be influential in providing new and inspiring ways to design and develop your current and future lesson plans.