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textbookcost crisis
nicole allen SPARCExcept where otherwise noted...
the OER and
solving
University of Maryland | 10/25/16 | College Park, MD
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@txtbks | sparcopen.orgData Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Cost Factors:Tuition and FeesRoom and BoardTransportationBooks and SuppliesOther Expenses
Cost Factors:
Books and Supplies
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Average Estimated Full-Time Undergraduate Budgets (Enrollment-Weighted)
Books & Supplies:$1,364 @ Public Two-Year$1,298 @ Public Four-Year
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“the straw that broke the camel’s back”
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$399.95
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DONE READING?
GOOD
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but why?
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Captive Market
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Near-Monopoly
5 major publishers hold nearly 90% of the
market
Source: Turning the Page by James Koch
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Signs of Failure
Source: NACS.org
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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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students cannot learn from books they can’t afford
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we can do better.
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OPEN EDUCATIONALRESOURCES
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OPEN EDUCATIONALRESOURCES
OPEN EDUCATIONALRESOURCES
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OPEN EDUCATIONALRESOURCESFree + Reuse Rights
• Retain• Reuse• Revise• Remix• Redistribute
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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 licensing systemwww.creativecommons.org
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use © to enable free & open use
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most open
least open
OER
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tour of the OER space
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examples ofOER impact
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Award winning statistics text
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• Higher or equivalent grades• Higher average credit load• Higher or equivalent completion
ratesopenedgroup.org
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what can you do?
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(1) make sharing easy
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open licensing systemwww.creativecommons.org
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(2) consider OERbefore
traditionalmaterials
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using OER in 1 course per year could save US students
$1.42 billion
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(3) support faculty toadopt, adapt,
andcreate OER
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Libraries & OER ForumLibOER.org#LibOER
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(4)connect “open” toyour mission
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“The mission of the University of Maryland, College Park is to provide excellent teaching, research, and service. The University educates students and advances knowledge in areas of importance to the State, the nation, and the world.”
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Nicole Allennicole@sparcopen.org@txtbks | @sparc_nawww.sparcopen.org
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