oer and solving the textbook cost crisis (#opened13 11.07.13 park city, ut)
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
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Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
OER and Solving the Textbook Cost Crisis
Nicole AllenOER Program Director, SPARC
Open Education Conference November 7, 2013 Park City, UT
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
SPARC®, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, is an international alliance of academic and
research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly communication.
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
THE PROBLEMIMPACT ON STUDENTSOER AS A SOLUTIONACTION
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
$1,207Average student budget
for books and supplies for 2013-2014 year
http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2013-14
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
82%Increase of textbook
prices 2002-2012
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-368
(3x the rate of inflation)
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-368
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
$8.8 billionAnnual size of the US
higher education textbook market
http://info.xplana.com/report/pdf/Xplana_Whitepaper_2011.pdf
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
“Broken Market”
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
THE PROBLEMIMPACT ON STUDENTSOER AS A SOLUTIONACTION
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Conventional Measures
Used Books
Rentals
E-Books
E-Readers
25%
61%
52%
39%
http://www.studentpirgs.org/reports/cover-cover-solution
% Student Savings Over New Print Text
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
1 in 3Students report
downloading course material from an
unauthorized website
http://www.bisg.org/news-5-847-press-release-now-available-student-attitudes-toward-content-in-higher-education-volume-3.php
(up from 1 in 5 in 2010)
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
2 in 5Students report they have
shared books with classmates to reduce
costs
http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2010_fsts_report_01sep2011.pdf
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
7 in 10Undergraduates skipped buying one or more texts
due to cost
http://www.studentpirgs.org/news/ap/high-prices-prevent-college-students-buying-assigned-textbooks
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
1 in 4Students say they
frequently or occasionally do not register for a
course due to the cost of the textbook
http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2010_fsts_report_01sep2011.pdf
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
THE PROBLEMIMPACT ON STUDENTSOER AS A SOLUTIONACTION
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Enter Open Textbooks
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Open Textbooks
• Free, online, accessible to all students starting day one of the course
• Available in many flexible formats including print for $20-40
• Openly licensed and adaptable by instructors
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www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
80% / ~$100Students savings when open textbooks used in
place of traditional
http://www.studentpirgs.org/reports/cover-cover-solution
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Studies show that the use of open textbooks is correlated with higher grades and retention rates
http://www.eurodl.org/?p=current&article=533http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02680513.2012.716657http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1523
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
THE PROBLEMIMPACT ON STUDENTSOER AS A SOLUTIONACTION
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
What Needs to Happen
• More “turn key” open textbooks: create new and improve existing
• More support for adoption: professional development, time buyouts…
• More awareness: most people don’t know what open textbooks are, we need to change that
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
POLICY
• Resources to fund OER development and adoption
• Open licensing requirements for grants• Endorsement and call for action for OER• Remove existing policy barriers
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
BC Open Textbooks (2012)
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www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
CA Grant Policy (2013)
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
FHDA Policy (2004)
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
CAMPUS ADVOCACY
• Students: the most effective advocates to raise awareness of the problem
• Libraries: increasing interest in supporting both creation and adoption
• Institutions: leveraging OER to increase outcomes, competitiveness
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Student PIRGs Faculty Outreach
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Student PIRGs Awareness
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Open Textbook Catalog
In an effort to reduce costs for students, the College of Education and Human Development has created this catalog of open textbooks to be
reviewed by faculty members. Read full press release
Open textbooks are complete textbooks released under a Creative Commons, or similar, license.
Instructors can customize open textbooks to fit their course needs by remixing, editing, and adding their own content. Students can access
free digital versions or purchase low-cost print copies of open textbooks.
http://guides.library.umass.edu/content.php?pid=87648&sid=1714807
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Open Textbook Catalog
In an effort to reduce costs for students, the College of Education and Human Development has created this catalog of open textbooks to be
reviewed by faculty members. Read full press release
Open textbooks are complete textbooks released under a Creative Commons, or similar, license.
Instructors can customize open textbooks to fit their course needs by remixing, editing, and adding their own content. Students can access
free digital versions or purchase low-cost print copies of open textbooks.
http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Open Textbook Catalog
In an effort to reduce costs for students, the College of Education and Human Development has created this catalog of open textbooks to be
reviewed by faculty members. Read full press release
Open textbooks are complete textbooks released under a Creative Commons, or similar, license.
Instructors can customize open textbooks to fit their course needs by remixing, editing, and adding their own content. Students can access
free digital versions or purchase low-cost print copies of open textbooks.
http://open.umn.edu/
In an effort to reduce costs for students, the College of Education and Human Development has created this catalog of open textbooks to be reviewed by faculty members. Read full press release
Open textbooks are complete textbooks released under a Creative Commons, or similar, license.
Instructors can customize open textbooks to fit their course needs by remixing, editing, and adding their own content. Students can access free digital versions or purchase low-cost print copies of open textbooks.
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
TCC Textbook-Free Degree
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Open textbooks can happen, but we need to make
them happen
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program [email protected] @txtbks
Nicole Allen
@txtbks
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