Is the average cost of a textbook $100?
Many institutions rely on an estimate of $100 per student, per course when calculating savings that result from OER adoptions. This post explains why that is a fair estimate. Read more…
Category Archives: Research
OER Funding Opportunities
Open Oregon Educational Resources is pleased to announce several OER funding opportunities. Read more…
Open Textbook Workshop Report, Video Edition
This video summarizes the background and takeaways from the Open Textbook Workshop Report. Watch video…
Open Textbook Workshop Report
6 Open Textbook Workshops at 4 colleges last fall resulted in an estimated $110,600 in student savings. Read more…
What is the cost of course materials for a transfer degree at each community college in Oregon?
When we talk about the cost of textbooks at Oregon’s community colleges, how much money are we really talking about? This post presents a summary of research findings. Read more…
Archived webinars: OER Research
Open Oregon celebrated Open Education Week 2016 with two webinars on OER research. Captioned recordings are now available!
What makes a successful open initiative?
PCC librarians Jen Klaudinyi and Rachel Bridgewater conducted a survey and interviews about what kinds of things are likely to contribute to a successful initiative. Here’s what we learned…
What is the cost of course materials at each community college in Oregon?
When we talk about the cost of textbooks at Oregon’s community colleges, how much money are we really talking about? Open Oregon is using a standard methodology to conduct research for all 17 of Oregon’s community colleges in order to establish a baseline that we can measure future progress against. Read more…