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Open Educational Resources

 

New study explores how open educational resources transform teaching & learning 
"Using OER in higher education makes college courses not only more affordable for students, but more personalized, dynamic, and responsive to their lived experiences."

Today's Context Demands Use of OER
 "...lowering students' costs by using open educational resources isn't just a nicety in an era when many students are hungry and textbook "quality" is exaggerated."

No One Wants to Pay $200 for a Textbook
"Market competition, the growth of open educational resources and the demand for interactive online tools is finally driving down texbook prices."

Integrating OER in Teaching and Learning
"Some institutions are using and producing OER as part of innovative teaching practices, but research on the impact on quality of education, and the ways we can assess students and quality is only starting to emerge."

OER Materials Drive Student Engagement and Savings, Study Finds
"College faculty report that students are seeing benefits of digital texts."

Student Impact Stories
"OER use has been shown to lead to increased student success, lower DWF rates, and enable students to enroll in more classes."