In the four OER grant programs for which prior data is available, the estimated cumulative student savings is $14,108,853 since 2015, or about $12 in student savings per program dollar spent. Read more…
The 71 OER grant projects in the 2019-21 cohort represent 17 institutions and saved nearly 20,000 Oregon students over $2.4 million in 143 courses during the 2019-21 biennium, approximately $5.24 in student savings for each $1 of grant money spent. Read more…
Courses with the no-cost and low-cost designation in the schedule at 18 institutions are estimated to have saved over 600,000 students (by headcount) in 32,000 course sections almost $50 million in two academic years. Read more…
Oregon college and university representatives attended and presented at the 2020 Open Education Conference. Read more…
The 68 OER grant projects in the 2018-19 cohort represent 19 institutions and saved nearly 8,000 Oregon students an estimated $1.2 million in the pilot year of the program, approximately $2.50 in student savings for each $1 of grant money spent. Read more…
Too often, faculty assume that the “O” in “OER” stands for “online” rather than “open.” Petting zoo collections are a fun and practical way to show that OER are available in many formats. Read more…
Courses with the no-cost and low-cost designation in the schedule at 19 institutions are estimated to have saved over 375,000 students (by headcount) in 21,000 course sections approximately $34 million in two academic years. Read more…
The 2018-19 Open Oregon Educational Resources grants were awarded on June 1. Congratulations to our grantees! Read more…
Open Textbook Review Workshops have resulted in an estimated $607,700 in student savings to date. Read more…
19 Open Textbook Workshops at 9 colleges last fall and spring resulted in an estimated $441,600 in student savings. Read more…