This presentation focuses on the reasons to use open education resources in higher education. Particular focus is on the cost of traditional publishing vs. OER.

1. Balance Open Education Resources
C. Quill West
Photograph credits to follow. All images Creative Commons licensed.

2. Numbers
Stack Up
Student loans granted in 2010:
Over $100 Billion
Average textbook cost per student:
$900.00/year
Textbook cost increases:
Avg 6% per year 1986-2004
eTextbook Cost:
Avg. 50% less than new
Used textbooks Cost:
Avg. 75% less than new
Student preferences for textbook
format:
75% print, 25% electronic

3. Tricky Foundation
Process is expensive.
Risk held by publishers.
Costs transferred to
students.
Sales not direct to
consumer.

4. Pressures
Intellectual property
Copyrights
Distribution
Consumption
Active process
Design process

5. Choosing Materials
STUDENT
INSTRUCTOR
PERSPECTIVE
PERSPECTIVE

6. Infrastructure
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONAL
PERSPECTIVE
PERSPECTIVE

7. Looking forward.
We are not alone.

8. Photographs
• Balance Black and White by Tony Roberts
• Seven Stone Stack by robpatrick
• Rock Stack on Branch by Joel Davis-
Aldridge
• Seven Stone Stack by robpatrick
• Just So by Kent Baldner
• Rock Stack on the Shoreline by pixn8tr
• Balanced Rocks by Matthew Trentacoste
• Stacked Stones by gillicious