The Wild and Wonderful
World of OER
Everything you didn’t know you wanted to know
Textbook prices have
increased 73%
Since 2006 – U.S. Public Interest Research Group (2016)
(Koch, 2013)
How costs and
permissions compare
Commercial VS library VS OER
This matters to our
students
It impacts their success
Source: 2012 student survey by Florida Virtual Campus
KCC Faculty Interim
Survey Results
What have you heard about open educational resources (OER)?
KCC Faculty Interim
Survey Results
continued
If you have looked at open educational resources (OER), what did
you decide?
Types of Open
Educational Resources
open
=
free + permissions
How you can use OER’s
• Make and own copiesRetain
• Use in a wide range of waysReuse
• Adapt, modify, and improveRevise
• Combine two or moreRemix
• Share with othersRedistribute
The 5Rs
CC-BY David
Wiley
OER’s are not electronic
only
Printed copies can be made and purchased by the students at a
reduced rate.
most freedom
least freedom
Not OER
OER
What is the license that
is most restrictive for
Publishers?
Because it is the least
restrictive
And the content can be retained, reused, revised, remixed and
redistributed!
Where to find OER?
Our research guide can
help!
http://guides.kellogg.edu/oer
27 mar17

27 mar17