Hello!
(Apologies for the cross-posting)
The team at Babson Survey Research Group is out today with a report on the use of OER in higher education. The study is based on responses of over 2,700 faculty and there are a number of helpful findings. Inside Higher Ed also published a very positive piece about the findings here: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/12/19/more-faculty-members-are-using-oer-survey-finds. And The Chronicle of Higher Education published a story on the findings: https://www.chronicle.com/article/Use-of-Free-Textbooks-Is/242086
Key Findings Include:
- Faculty awareness of OER has increased, with 29 percent of faculty reporting that they were ���Aware��� or ���Very Aware��� of open educational resources, up from 25 percent last year and 20 percent the year before.
- Graphic #1: Increase Awareness
- Large enrollment introductory undergraduate courses have adopted openly licensed OpenStax College textbooks at a rate (16.5 percent) equivalent to that of commercial publication adoption.
- Graphic #2: OER & Traditional Textbooks
- A majority of faculty classify cost as "Very important" for their selection of required course materials.
- OER can be as successful as commercial alternatives.
- Faculty report equal levels of satisfaction with OER OpenStax materials and traditional textbooks.
Thanks!