Ideas in this flowchart

• Open Educational Resources (OER)
• OER are teaching and learning materials.
• OER are free.
• They support teaching and learning.
• OER are released under licenses.
• The licenses allow revision.
• The licenses allow reuse.
• OER can include several types of materials.
• OER can be fully self-contained textbooks.
• OER can be videos.
• OER can be quizzes.
• OER can be learning modules.
• OER can include other materials.
• OER are distinct from free online resources.
• Free online resources do not define OER.
• OER permit others to use the content.
• OER permit others to copy the content.
• OER permit others to distribute the content.
• OER permit others to modify the content.
• OER permit others to reuse the content.
• The legal permission supports customization.
• OER can be customized.
• Customization can meet specific learning objectives.
• The objectives can belong to a particular course.
• OER are a useful pedagogical tool.