LoudCloud Open Educational Resources

Developed by Barnes & Noble Education (BNED), the platform incorporates open educational resources (OER) into its broader suite of digital learning tools, which include the LoudCloud Learning Management System, Adaptive Learning Platform and Student Information System. Institutions and faculty can use the service to identify, curate and deploy openly licensed materials such as textbooks, multimedia and instructional content within their existing course structures, reducing reliance on traditional commercial textbooks.

The OER functionality is designed to operate alongside other LoudCloud modules, allowing course designers to combine open content with adaptive learning pathways, assessments and analytics tools available through the wider ecosystem. Typical users include colleges, universities and other post-secondary institutions seeking to lower student course material costs while integrating openly licensed resources into standard course delivery workflows.

The platform supports content organisation, distribution to enrolled students and integration with LoudCloud's reporting and learner engagement features.