@article {
	title = {A flexible OER implementation using a commercial application at Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada},
	author = {McGreal, Rory},
	abstract = {Athabasca University (AU) in Alberta brands itself as Canada's Open University and, as such, is a leader in the country and internationally in supporting open education and open educational resources (OER) in particular. There is significant OER activity at Athabasca University.
A faculty member in the Accounting in the School of Business chose OER because of her and her students' growing dissatisfaction with the approved commercial textbook and its locked-in assessment application.

This article discusses the benefits, challenges and potential of OER in higher education.

More articles can be found at Contact North/Contact Nord here: 
https://teachonline.ca/tools-trends/open-education-resources-oer-applications-around-world/taxonomy-term},
	year = {2018},
	month = {01/2018},
	publisher = {Contact North/Contact Nord},
	volume = {2018},
	address = {Ontario},
	country = {Canada},
	url = {https://teachonline.ca/tools-trends/flexible-oer-implementation-using-commercial-application-athabasca-university-alberta-canada},
	refereed = {does not apply},
	keywords = {transition to OER, OER textbooks, OER implementation, OER challenges, OER benefits, higher education, faculty support, Athabasca University},
}