OER commons and Merlot

         Such an amazing experience using OER Commons and Merlot. Both of them are open educational resources. OER definitely a good start point for new teachers who just start their career. A lot of resources available on OER provides guidance, lesson plan, activities and methods of assessment for the new teacher to learn from. The most important function, in my opinion, is the OER commons develops based on educational standards: next generation standards, AASL 21 century learner standards and common core state standards for math.

 The educational level ranges from pre-elementary to adult education.

And you can find all kinds of material types: game, activity, full course, lesson plan and so on.

              OER commons not only known as open educational resources, but also a platform for teachers to generate and share their own teaching materials to the public. As the teacher, you can create and design your course with rich media such as audio, video, graphic and HTML.

        OER common is a collection of many open educational resources including AED PD online,  Khan academic and so on. In my opinion, it can also be seen as a curation tool that curating resources in the educational field. 

         In comparison, even though Meriot is also an open educational resource. The main provider is California State University. Therefore, the most courses or instructional materials are developed and shared by the faculty members at California State University. As the result, the Meriot is best working for higher education settings. 

        

       Moreover, Meriot also provides teachers space to develop their own course. To publish your own course, you have to register a web page through its system. While I am registering my own web page, I feel OER Commons is easier than Meriot. Also, if you are looking for resources from other universities, Meriot may not satisfy your needs.