Open and Affordable Course Materials

Welcome to this introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) and Affordable Course Content.

Use the links on the left-side of the page to skip around to different sections and explore ways to provide equitable access to course materials.

VIVA Open Course Grants 

Are you concerned about the high cost of textbooks for your students? Open or no-cost materials offer an alternative to traditional textbooks and allow instructors to customize, save, and share course materials for free.

Request for Proposals

Proposals are now being accepted for VIVA Open Course Grants. For the first time, grants will be awarded in four categories, one of a number of exciting changes (detailed below) to the VIVA Open Grant programs. Those categories include:

• Content Creation Grants
• Open Pedagogy Grants
• Open Ancillary Grants
• Large Scale Adoption Grants

Applications are due March 6, 2023.

To learn more about the changes to the VIVA Open Grant program and to get a detailed look at the application process for Open Course Grants, please register and join VIVA for a webinar at one of the following times:

December 15, 2022, 10:00 am: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/10015994 

January 24, 2023, 2:00 pm: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/10016011

February 13, 11:00 am: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/10016346

Learn about VIVA or contact vivaopen@gmu.edu with questions about this program.