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Transcript of Open Educational Resources (Wheaton College 3/16/14)
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educationalresources
Nicole Allen ([email protected])
Director of Open Education, SPARC
Except where otherwise
noted...
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Cost Factors:
Tuition and Fees
Room and Board
Transportation
Books and Supplies
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Cost Factors:
Tuition and Fees
Room and Board
Transportation
Books and Supplies
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Average Estimated Undergraduate
Budgets, 2014-15
private non-profit 4-year institutions
Source: College Board
Books & Supplies = $1,244
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2 in 3Students say they decided against
buying a textbook because the cost is too high
Source: Student PIRGs
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1 in 2Students say they have at some point taken fewer courses due to the cost of
textbooks
Source: Florida Virtual Campus
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<1 in 2Students purchase a current
edition of their textbook
Source: Book Industry Study Group
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Market Failure
5 major
publishers hold
nearly 90% of
the market
Source: Turning the Page by James Koch
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“less than one third of students
believed that using e-textbooks
significantly improved their
learning or engagement in a
course”
Market Failure
Source: EDUCAUSE
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Hewlett Foundation Definition:
“OER are teaching, learning, and
research resources that reside in the
public domain or are released under an
intellectual property license that permits
their free use and repurposing by
others”
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Hewlett Foundation Definition:
“OER are teaching, learning, and
research resources that reside in the
public domain or are released under an
intellectual property license that permits
their free use and repurposing by
others”
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Open Textbook (Example)
• Free online
• Free PDF
• Free ePub
• Print $49.73
• Instructor can adapt
and distribute
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using OER in 1 course
per year could save
$1.42 billion
Source: Student PIRGs