BCcampus Open Collection vs OER Africa
BCcampus Open Collection
collection.bccampus.caOER Africa
oerafrica.orgSide by side
| Figure | BCcampus Open Collection | OER Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Open Educational Resource Platforms | 8.1 (#7) | 7.2 (#22) |
| Founded | 2003 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Licensing | All materials in the collection are openly licensed and free to use, customize, and share. | The PEBL course materials hosted by OER Africa are shared under Creative Commons licenses for reuse with appropriate acknowledgement. |
| Support | Users can contact the Open Education team by email and access accessibility, adaptation, adoption, and self-publishing guides. | The site invites visitors to contact OER Africa to discuss applying its experience and insights to their context, problems, or goals. |
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In their own words
BCcampus Open Collection
BCcampus Open Collection is a web collection of open educational resources, including courses and textbooks, for educators in B.C. and elsewhere. Materials can be used in classrooms, learning management systems, and other teaching platforms. Browse by subject or search using a B.C. institution course code. The collection includes textbooks, lesson plans, syllabi, assessments, rubrics, discussion topics, activities, and projects. Its openly licensed materials can be used, customized, and shared at no cost; users may edit, add, remix, or remove content. Downloads include PDF, EPUB, and Microsoft Word formats. Materials are reviewed for quality, accessibility, and inclusivity, with indicators for those meeting BCcampus accessibility criteria. Textbooks must have editable and PDF versions, meet accessibility criteria, and work as-is in a Canadian classroom. Courses receive instructional design review covering learning principles, accessibility, and representation. Anyone can submit a resource for review. The free plan costs nothing. Some school district networks or devices may have access issues.
OER Africa
OER Africa has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.