Open Education

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 can search 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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