Open Textbooks at St. Cloud University: A Collective Case Study
| Published | December 2024 |
| Type of work | Culminating Projects in Information Media |
| Periodical | Pages 1-57 |
| Institution | St. Cloud State University |
| Country | United States, North America |
ABSTRACT
This starred paper offers a review of existing literature about open educational resources (OER), describes the methodology selected to research OER use at St. Cloud State University, outlines the results of a qualitative collective case study, and offers recommendations for the future.| Keywords | open educational resources · OER · open textbooks · case study · qualitative |
| Published at | Minnesotta |
| Language | English |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Rights | CC BY-NC-ND |
| URL | https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/im_etds/51 |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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