LibGuides: Videos in the Classroom: Open Educational Resources

Open Educational Resources

Open educational resources (OER) are digital materials that can be re-used for teaching, learning, research and more, made available free through open licenses, which allow uses of the materials that would not be easily permitted under copyright alone more

Selected popular resources for free educational videos

MERLOT Multimedia Educational Resources
A leading edge, user-centered, collection of peer reviewed higher education, online learning materials. Limit by Material Type: Animation
OER Commons : Videos for the classroom
This collection will house videos that can be used in a flipped, blended or totally online classroom.
Open Culture: Free cultural & educational media on the web :
Over 4,000 Free Movies Online: Great Classics, Indies, Noir, Westerns, Documentaries & More
Khan Academy
A free resource for students and teachers. Includes thousands of articles, practice problems, and videos on a wide range of academic subjects. Search for your topic and limit by Videos.
TED Talks
A nonprofit organization devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). The majority of its content is licensed under Creative Commons.
YouTube
A popular and free video sharing website. It offers the option to filter your search results to only include Creative Commons-licensed videos (search for your topic, go to Filters on the top of the results screen, and choose Creative Commons)
Internet Archive: Movie Archive
A collection of digitized videos, including classic movies, documentaries, news broadcasts, television programs, cartoons and concerts. Many are available through Creative Commons licenses.