Does OER Work?

If the average college student spends approximately $1000 per year on textbooks and yet performs scholastically no better than the student who utilizes free OER, what exactly is being purchased with that $1000?

-John Hilton III, Brigham Young University, Open Education Group

 

Effectiveness & Perceptions

Please watch the video below, which summarizes a 2016 meta-analysis conducted by John Hilton III . Hilton's work synthesizes the results of 16 OER studies that examined the influence of OER on student outcomes, or student and faculty perceptions of OER. Key findings include:

  • Students generally achieve the same learning outcomes when OER are utilized and simultaneously save significant amounts of money
  • Both students and faculty are generally positive regarding OER

 

If you would like more information see The Review Project from the Open Education Group.

Attributions:

"3.3 Does OER Work?" by @One Online Network of Educators Links to an external site. is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Links to an external site.

"A Review of the Effectiveness & Perceptions of Open Educational Resources As Compared to Textbooks" by Research Shortsis licensed under CC BY 4.0