Part 1: Introduction to Pressbooks and OER

The first part of this book will help you understand what you may use Pressbooks for, what OER is, and the distinctions between open licensing, public domain and copyrighting.  Even if you are not sure about using Pressbooks, you will find useful information here about using Open Educational Resources (OER).

Learning Objectives

By the end of Part 1, you will be able to:

  • Recognize the purposes and capabilities of the Pressbooks platform
  • Describe our institution’s Pressbooks subscription details
  • Define what Open Educational Resources are
  • Outline the differences between copyrighted works, works in the public domain, and open licensing

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