The Library of Open Educational Resources – aoe.fi
The national Library of Open Educational Resources - aoe.fi is a joint service of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Finnish National Agency for Education. It compiles open educational resources (OERs) into a single view shared by all levels of education. Here you can both use and share open educational resources. The service is constantly evolving.
The service for open educational resources seeks to promote the use of such resources by providing a platform on which materials produced by individuals or in the context of various projects can gain visibility and longevity. By saving educational resources in the service, users can ensure that the materials will remain available for use long after the project that produced them has concluded. They can then be utilized by users both in educational institutions and outside them. The purpose of the library is to make it as easy as possible for teachers, students and the average citizen to find open learning resources.
More information, see the Library's Frequently Asked Questions.
Video: Avointen oppimateriaalien kirjasto – aoe.fi (English subtitles)
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Finnish open educational resources
The national Library of Open Educational Resources - aoe.fi: A joint service of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Finnish National Agency for Education. It compiles open educational resources (OERs) into a single view shared by all levels of education. Here you can both use and share open educational resources. The service is constantly evolving.
- Finna.fi: Search for open educational resources in Finna.fi.
- Suomalaisia ja kansainvälisiä avoimia oppimateriaaleja (in Finnish): This list is a result of the project Avointen oppimateriaalien edistäminen. The list, which is continuously updated, compiles various Finnish and international open educational resources and services.
International open educational resources
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- Openly Available Sources Integrated Search - OASISA metasearch engine that covers a large amount of open materials available online including open textbooks and other open educational resources.
- MERLOTThe MERLOT system provides access to curated online learning and support materials and content creation tools, led by an international community of educators, learners, and researchers.
- The Open Textbook LibraryOpen textbooks within e.g. business administration, computer science, pedagogy and social sciences.
- Open Textbooks - OER CommonsISKME's digital librarians have curated collections of Open Textbooks and full courses to help leverage OER in your classroom.
- B.C. Open Textbook CollectionThe B.C. Open Textbook Collection is home to a growing selection of open textbooks for a variety of subjects and specialties. Discover open textbooks that have been reviewed by faculty, meet our accessibility requirements, and/or include ancillary materials (quizzes, test banks, slides, videos, etc.).
- Publishers of OA booksThe list is part of the Open Access Directory.
- OpenStax texbooksOpenly licensed textbooks in, e.g., economics and entrepreneurship.
- LibreTextsOpen and updated educational resources in, e.g., medicine, technology, and social sciences.
CC-licensed materials
CC-licensed materials, especially those licensed under CC BY or CC BY-SA licenses, are well suited as building blocks for open educational resources. When you find useful CC-licensed materials:
- Save the selected material's publication address, author's name or signature, and the exact license.
- Always observe the material's license terms of use. See License User Guide (in Finnish).
- When using the material, acknowledge its source, author, and license. Whenever possible, use the material's permanent identifiers (e.g., DOI, URN or handle) to ensure that the links are permanent.
- CC SearchSearch for CC-licensed materials.
- Open contentOpenly licensed images, music, books, audiobooks, educational resources. Extensive coverage of open content online.
- Freely available materials on Finna.fiFinna.fi is a search service where you can find materials in Finnish archives, libraries and museums. Part of the materials is open and can be used freely.
- Internet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, photos, websites, and more. The materials can be used for educational purposes within the framework of the licenses.
CC-licensed images and video materials:
- ImagOA - open science and use of imagesImagOA is a guide on the use, licensing, and retrieving of open images, provided by Aalto University.
- Wikimedia CommonsCollection of a large amount of freely usable media files to which anyone can contribute.
- Google ImagesWhen searching for images via Google, it is possible to filter the images according to usage rights. After the search, click on Tools and Usage rights to select images based on your needs.
- VimeoVimeo supports open licensing of videos.
