Open Educational Resources
Oxford University provides many podcasts content under a Creative Commons licence, free for reuse, remixing and redistribution in education worldwide. Below is a selection of open podcast series. Alternatively you cansearch all Open materials >>.
Open content projects under the OpenSpires umbrella have made thousands of high-quality materials available for the benefit of international education:
- Great Writers Inspire, literary resources for teaching, curated by theme and period
- World War 1 Centenary, supporting teaching on World War 1
- Openness at Oxford, podcast series exploring Open Education at Oxford
- Continuing Education Open Resources for lifelong learning
Featured Open Content
 | The Oxford Colloquy | 17 open episodes (latest 28 Mar 2024) | <p>Bringing you the facts, stories and people behind the science. This podcast series is dedicated to exploring the world of science by delving… |
 | Approaching Shakespeare | 32 open episodes (latest 12 Feb 2024) | Each lecture in this series focuses on a single play by Shakespeare, and employs a range of different approaches to try to understand a central critical question about… |
 | Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World | 11 open episodes (latest 26 Oct 2012) | The study of populations and demographics is explained in detail in this introductory series by Professor David Coleman, Professor of Demography. Using statistics… |
 | Bioethics: An Introduction | 10 open episodes (latest 30 May 2012) | An introductory series by Marianne Talbot exploring bioethical theories and their philosophical foundations. These podcasts will explain key moral theories, common moral… |
 | Critical Reasoning for Beginners | 7 open episodes (latest 16 Apr 2012) | Are you confident you can reason clearly? Are you able to convince others of your point of view? Are you able to give plausible reasons for believing what you believe?… |
 | The New Psychology of Depression | 10 open episodes (latest 06 Dec 2011) | We live in a world filled with material wealth, live longer and healthier lives, and yet anxiety, stress, unhappiness, and depression have never been more common. What… |
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