20. @txtbks | sparcopen.org
2 in 3
Students say they decided
against buying a textbook
because the cost is too high
Source: Student PIRGs
21. @txtbks | sparcopen.org
1 in 2
Students say they have at some
point taken fewer courses due to
the cost of textbooks
Source: Florida Virtual Campus
22. @txtbks | sparcopen.org
<1 in 2
Students purchase a current
edition of their textbook
Source: Book Industry Study Group
47. “The only thing worse than an
expensive textbook is an
expensive textbook that
disappears every semester.”
- Part-time Arts & Literature Faculty
onlinelearningsurvey.com/oer
74. There is a growing body of
evidence that the use of open
education resources improves
the quality of teaching and
learning…The United States
is committed to open
education…”
93. “OER…improve course grades at
greater rates and decrease DFW
rates at greater rates for Pell
recipient students, part-time
students, and populations
historically underserved by
higher education.”
99. @txtbks | sparcopen.org
“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
114. @txtbks | sparcopen.org
“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
136. @txtbks | sparcopen.org
“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