This document summarizes the reasons why open educational resources (OER) should be adopted. It notes that higher education is both important and expensive, with rising textbook costs being a major factor. The traditional textbook market is also inefficient, with few major publishers controlling most of the market. As a result, many students cannot afford required textbooks or materials. OER provide a solution as freely accessible teaching and learning materials that can be customized by faculty and accessed by students at no cost. The presenter outlines initiatives in British Columbia to create open textbooks for high-enrollment courses and engage faculty in reviewing, adapting and creating new open resources.

1. Why GO Open?
Amanda Coolidge
Senior Manager, Open Education
BCcampus
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2. higher ed is
important
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3. higher ed is
expensive
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4. Cost Factors:
Tuition and Fees
Room and Board
Transportation
Books and Supplies
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5. Cost Factors:
Tuition and Fees
Room and Board
Transportation
Books and Supplies
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6. Market Failure
5 major
publishers hold
nearly 90% of
the market
Source: Turning the Page by James Koch
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7. “less than one third of students
believed that using e-textbooks
significantly improved their
learning or engagement in a
course”
Market Failure
Source: EDUCAUSE
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8. students are
captives, not
consumers
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9. 2 in 3
Students say they decided against
buying a textbook because the cost is
too high
Source: Student PIRGs
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10. 1 in 2
Students say they have at some point
taken fewer courses due to the cost of
textbooks
Source: Florida Virtual Campus
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11. <1 in 2
Students purchase a current
edition of their textbook
Source: Book Industry Study Group
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12. Students don’t learn
from materials
they can’t afford
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13. We can do better.
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14. OPEN
EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCES
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15. Hewlett Foundation Definition:
“OER are teaching, learning, and research
resources that reside in the public domain
or are released under an intellectual
property license that permits their free use
and repurposing by others”
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16. Hewlett Foundation Definition:
“OER are teaching, learning, and research
resources that reside in the public domain
or are released under an intellectual
property license that permits their free use
and repurposing by others”
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17. open.bccampus.ca
11 Peer Reviewed Studies
http://openedgroup.org/

18. open.bccampus.ca
48,623 Students
http://openedgroup.org/

19. open.bccampus.ca
93% Same or Better Outcomes
http://openedgroup.org/

20. open.bccampus.ca
9 Peer Reviewed Studies of
Perceptions of OER Quality
http://openedgroup.org/

21. open.bccampus.ca
4,510 Professors and Students
http://openedgroup.org/

22. open.bccampus.ca
50%
Same35%
Better
15%
Worse
http://openedgroup.org/

23. Benefits
Faculty benefits
• Increased flexibility of how you use content and ancillaries
supports
• Easy access in many formats
• No book orders or publishers to deal with
• No heavy, bulky text to tote
• Possibilities of customization, can modify/edit as needed
• Student feedback is positive (students are grateful)
• Supporting our students (social justice)
Student benefits
• Low cost or free
• Increased availability
• Opportunity to retain the textbook & resources
• No heavy, bulky text to tote
• Easy to find and access, even before course begins
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24. Faculty have:
Right to customize
The textbook
Students have:
Day 1 access to that
customized textbook and
CHOICE
+
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27. BC Open Textbook Project
40 free & open textbooks for highest
enrolled 1st & 2nd year post-secondary
subjects in BC
2013 – 20 for skills & training
First province in Canada
2013 – AB & SASK MOU
$1 million
2013 - $1 million
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28. Why are we doing this project?
To increase access to higher education by reducing student costs
To give faculty more control over their instructional resources
To improve learning outcomes for students
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29. The Project
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30. Faculty Reviews
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31. Reviews > Adaptations
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32. New Creations
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33. The Library: open.bccampus.ca
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34. BCOER Librarians
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35. Role of Libraries
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LibGuides
OER adoption programs
OER librarian positions
Library publishing of OER
Inter-institutional collaboration
DLRN
OT in the Collections

36. Online guides/resources
Faculty workshops
Liaisons
Open Education Week
www.sparc.arl.org
Raise Awareness
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Opening up BC
Number of Open Textbooks in the Collection: 149
Adoptions: 489 (course sections)
Participating Institutions: 28
Number of students affected: 14,311
Student Savings: $1.8 million

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What’s next and how to get your faculty
involved

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Thank you.
Amanda Coolidge
Senior Manager, Open Education
acoolidge@bccampus.ca
250 818 4592