David Harris Editor in Chief

OpenStax

Emerging OER Distributed Ecosystem to Improve Student Access

Knowledge Forms a Network

art history

linguistics

proteomics

algebra geometry

nanotubes

computer hardware and software

textbooks learning music

newspapers

OER Basics: The Licenses    

 

OER Enhancing Academic Freedom

   

 At the Course Level: •  OER provides faculty with more choices for their courses •  OER allows for permission free editing and adaptation •  OER prevents faculty from being locked into a particular

platform or system

In the market place: •  OER should not be legislated or mandated •  OER needs to stand on it’s on vis a vis publisher materials

OER: Students and DRM    

 

Digital Rights Management X  Limits access Open Licenses  Unlimited Access (never expires)  Unlimited printing/use across devices   Encourages sharing on informal learning networks

High Level Goals of OpenStax College

•  Increase access to high quality open education content •  Provide students financial relief

“Student indebtedness exceeds $1 trillion”-NY Times, 5/12/13

“ Seven in 10 college students said they had not purchased a textbook at least once because they had

found the price too high. ”, Chronicle of Higher Education, 8/23/11

Limitations of the OER 1.0 Model

•  Inconsistent quality standards

•  We make it very difficult for faculty to find “turn key”

solutions

•  Lack of cooperation with “For Profit” providers

•  A sustainable reward structure for content producers

•  Learning, not free must be the priority

Meeting the OER Challenge

Ease of Use Make it easy to find the materials.

Free is not enough Establish development models to ensure quality

Essential Learning Resources Partner with groups that can enhance content http://www.openstaxcollege.org

Scope and Sequence Develop resources to support existing curricula

Foundation Support for OER 2.0

 

 

 

 

   

1/20/13 OpenStax College Metrics $$ Saved: >$9.3 million Web Views: 3,140,000 Textbook Downloads: 511,909 Number of students 58,000+ Adoptions: 571 Foundations: 7 Partners: 15

In what ways, if any, has using OpenStax College textbooks impacted on your own

teaching practice?

  “I have become more intentional about tailoring my course to my students, having

been at least somewhat released from the constraints imposed by the commercial

publishing industry”

“I have always believed in using a lot

of additional resources. OpenStax works nicely in this regard. The

supplementals are not fancy but we have made additional testbanks and other free resources available to all

our faculty in a collective approach to compile very nice additional resources.”

“I am able to think a little more creatively of what

new experiences I can design for my students

using resources in the text or other online

resources. I think the text is a great foundation, but

I don’t feel constrained to shy away from

employing other teaching tools for fear they might

ask: “Well, if you were going to have us watch this

video or do this online tutorial – why did we have to

pay $250 for the textbook?”

“I create more collections of images to build

presentation, rather than going straight from the book.”

As a result of using OpenStax College textbooks…

•  96.1% of educators who use OSC textbooks are more likely to recommend OpenStax College textbooks to fellow educators/teachers (n=73)

•  80.0% of respondents who use OSC textbooks are more likely to discuss using OpenStax College textbooks with their institution’s administrators (n=60)

•  Nearly 80% of respondents who use OSC textbooks are more likely to use OER for teaching (79.5%, n=58)

A Growing Distributed Ecosystem

1.   What’s the catch or obligation?

2.   “I don’t like X or you don’t have y”

3.   Do you have SSO?

4.   May I adapt and distribute without permission?

5.   Do you have comp copies?

6.   With no sales reps how do I get service?

7.   What about revisions?

8.   Who do I call if I find an error?

9.   Can my bookstore order physical copies?

 

Together We Can Build A Sustainable Future

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you,

then they fight you, then you win. Mohandas Gandhi