The open educational resources (OER) movement has grown considerably in the past decade. With this growth, we have seen new players enter the open education space from commercial publishers to learning platform companies. The entrance of these new players into the space is part of a larger shift in the course materials market as technology has changed both access to knowledge and the way students learn. New actors are putting considerable pressure on institutions to purchase new platforms and suites of materials below market price that often contain OER. Some of these platforms for delivery are part of a larger model often called “inclusive access” or “digital discount” programs. These new models and products beg the question, “what is actually best for students?” Providing open educational resources to students without barriers is truly the best way to ensure students have access to the materials they need. How do we make smart decisions on content and content delivery with changing technology and new actors in the OER space? This session will outline existing and new players in the OER movement and discuss strategies for choosing content delivery models.

1. HOLDING THE LINE ON
OPEN IN A CHANGING
CONTENT LANDSCAPE
NICOLE ALLEN | #OESS18 | 10/01/18
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS

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4. STUDENTS CAN’T LEARN
FROM BOOKS THEY
CAN’T AFFORD

5. EVOLVING
LANDSCAPE

6. OER IS GAINING
MOMENTUM

7. https://www.aei.org/publication/wednesday-afternoon-links-30/

8. https://www.aei.org/publication/wednesday-afternoon-links-30/

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9%
of faculty are using open
educational resources in at least
one of their courses
https://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/oer.html

11. openedgroup.org/review
academic research
showing the impact of
OER vs. traditional
materials

14. LEGACY PUBLISHERS
HITTING ROCK BOTTOM

15. https://wapo.st/2qyav0F

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“Costs have gotten as bad as
they can get, so any step you
take [seems to] lead in a better
direction. The question is: How
quickly will that path end up
right back where we started?”
https://wapo.st/2qyav0F

17. https://www.cengagebrain.com/shop/isbn/9781305585126

18. https://www.cengagebrain.com/shop/isbn/9781305585126

19. 6
m
onths
https://www.cengagebrain.com/shop/isbn/9781305585126

23. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/11/07/inclusive-access-takes-model-college-textbook-sales

24. http://affordablelearning.ohiolink.edu/ld.php?content_id=40728436

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Captive Market

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“Each time a professor tells their
students to purchase a digital
textbook rental, they essentially
require their students to agree to
the terms buried within a EULA.”
— Billy Meinke
http://billymeinke.com/2018/03/21/student-data-grabbers/

30. https://www.cengage.com/institutional/opennow/

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“As OER has gained momentum, more
and more companies want to attach
themselves to the idea of being
open… Is it really open, or is it just
being branded as open? Open is not
just a set of attributes, it’s a set of
values and practices that make
education better.”
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/10/10/cengage-offers-new-oer-based-
product-general-education-courses

32. http://www.intelluslearning.com/2018/02/13/macmillan-learning-launches-intellus-open-courses-an-enriched-oer-course-solution/

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“If all this program amounts to
is charging students $14.99 for
access to flexible content, that's
a step up from the status quo.
But we should not be calling it
OER. OER locked behind a
paywall is not open. It's just
content."
https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/02/14/another-publisher-
macmillan-expands-footprint-open-textbook

34. https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2018/04/13/top-hat-makes-access-oer-free

35. https://edscoop.com/how-traditional-textbook-publishers-can-do-well-by-the-oer-community

36. https://www.lumenlearning.com/

37. https://openstax.org/partners

38. HOLDING THE
LINE ON “OPEN”

39. OPEN
EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCES

41. OPEN
FREE + REUSABLE
Retain
Reuse
Revise
Remix
Redistribute
5Rs

42. OPEN
vs.
DIGITAL
#oer4equity

43. OPEN
vs.
FREE
#oer4equity

44. OPEN
vs.
OPENLY
LICENSED
#oer4equity

46. FREE, DIGITAL
OR OPEN?

57. OPEN
vs.
CLOSED
#oer4equity

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“It’s important for new actors to
understand that there are a whole set
of values behind OER, beyond free
content. Open education is
intrinsically linked with the idea of
inclusivity and equity. It’s about
removing barriers and making sure
that everyone has the opportunity to
participate.”
https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/03/05/advocates-develop-
framework-stewardship-open-educational

59. OPEN
and
EQUITY
#oer4equity

60. Photo source: http://interactioninstitute.org/illustrating-equality-vs-equity used with permission for educational purposes

61. WHAT YOU
CAN DO

62. SET THE DEFAULT
TO OPEN

63. ASK THE RIGHT
QUESTIONS

64. EMPOWER STUDENTS TO
SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

65. “Evidence of educational leadership is required for
tenure/promotion in the Educational Leadership stream…
It can include, but is not limited to…Contributions to the
practice and theory of teaching and learning literature,
including publications in peer-reviewed and professional
journals, conference publications, book chapters,
textbooks and open education repositories / resources.”
— Guide to Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Procedures

66. OPEN IS MORE THAN
“FREE” OR “PERMISSION”

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“Open is about enabling
everyone, everywhere to
freely use, share, and build
upon knowledge in any
way they can imagine.”

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