8. • Make and own a copyRetain
• Use in a wide range of waysReuse
• Adapt, modify, and improveRevise
• Combine two or moreRemix
• Share with othersRedistribute
The 5Rs
9.
10. Open
1. Free and unfettered access
2. Perpetual, irrevocable 5R permissions
14. OER-based Degree
When elective and required courses
adopt OER instead of commercial
textbooks, so that a student can
graduate without ever being asked
to buy a textbook
15. 1. Improve student success
while saving students money
Numerous studies show that
students whose faculty assign OER
outperform students assigned
commercial textbooks on a range of
measures.
23. 2. Improve student success
while saving students money
Estimates of a student’s per class
savings when faculty replace
traditional textbooks with OER
range from $90 to $128.
24. 3. Create reliable savings
students can count on
When an individual faculty member
chooses OER, it’s a nice surprise.
When a degree program chooses
OER, students receive a predictable
decrease in their cost to graduate
they can plan for.
25. 4. Increase academic freedom
for faculty
OER give faculty the 5R permissions,
opening doors to a wide array of
teaching and learning activities that
are simply not possible with
commercial curriculum.
27. 5. Speed students toward
graduation
Students whose faculty choose OER
drop classes at a lower rate.
Students whose faculty choose OER
reinvest that savings in taking
additional classes.
28. 7. Increase institutional
revenue
When students drop at lower rates,
institutions refund less tuition.
When students reinvest textbook
savings in additional classes, the
institution realizes net new revenue.
29. Recipe for an OER Degree
How to prepare your institution for
a zero-textbook cost, OER degree
or certificate program.
30. Ingredients
Measurable goals
The right people
The right credential program
Sustainability
Policy
Rollout plans
Communication
Training & support
Infrastructure
31. Measureable goals
Having an OER degree is not your
goal, it is the mechanism to reach
your goals.
How will you know if and when your
program is supporting your goals?
33. The right people
Executive sponsor(s)
Program lead(s)
Faculty champions
Students
Key supporting roles: librarian, bookstore,
faculty support, instructional designer, LMS
admin, registrar
34. The right credential program
Right for your institution
Right for your faculty
Right for your students
35. Finding the OER sweet spot
Curated Open
Courses
High-Enrollment
Courses
Engaged Faculty