Great news! OER courses can boost engagement
Published | 4 April 2019 |
Publisher | eCampus News |
Country | United States, North America |
ABSTRACT
A two-year study reveals that instructors found OER materials helped them make positive changes to their teachingKeywords | content engagement · cost savings · OER implementation cost · OER research · students engagement |
Refereed | Does not apply |
Rights | © Copyright 2019 eSchoolMedia & eCampus News. All Rights Reserved. |
URL | https://www.ecampusnews.com/2019/04/04/great-news-oer-courses-can-boost-engagement/ |
Access date | 14 April 2019 |
Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
Viewed by 82 distinct readers
CLOUD COMMUNITY REVIEWS
The evaluations below represent the judgements of our readers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cloud editors.
![](interface/images/icons/star.png)
![](interface/images/icons/star.png)
![](interface/images/icons/star.png)
![](interface/images/icons/star.png)
![](interface/images/icons/star.png)
![](interface/images/icons/star.png)
![](interface/images/icons/star.png)
![](interface/images/icons/star.png)
![](interface/images/icons/star.png)
![](interface/images/icons/star.png)
Click a star to be the first to rate this document
▶ POST A COMMENT
SIMILAR RECORDS
Community college shares OER degree pathway
Ascione, Laura
Students can access two complete degree programs at zero cost using OER.
Match: Ascione, Laura; United States; North America
Colorado rises: Transforming education practices through Open Educational Resources
The Colorado Department of Higher Education
Key Findings
Over the past year, CDHE and the OER Council have established a community of learning, practice and
innovation. Key findings suggest a meaningful current impact and promising future. Most significantly:
1 ...
Match: cost savings; United States; North America
Assessing the savings from open educational resources on student academic goals
Ikahihifo, Tarah K.; Spring, Kristian J.; Rosecrans, Jane; Watson, Josh
Our study found that most students considered OER to be as good or better in terms of quality and engagement as traditional texts, while also allowing them to put saved funds toward their educational pursuits. As rising ...
Match: engagement; United States; North America
OER state policy playbook
SPARC
The OER State Policy Playbook provides policy recommendations for U.S. state legislators interested in tackling college affordability through Open Educational Resources (OER).
The rising cost of higher education is ...
Match: cost savings; United States; North America
Meeting The Every Student Succeeds Act’s promise: State policy to support personalized learning
Frost, Dale; Worthen, Maria; Gentz, Susan; Patrick, Susan
Under the new federal K-12 education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states have a historic opportunity to transform K-12 education toward personalized, student-centered learning. This law represents a ...
Match: cost savings; United States; North America
Grade change: Tracking online education in the United States
Allen, Elaine I.; Seaman, Jeff
Grade Change: Tracking Online Education in the United States is the eleventh annual report on
the state of online learning among higher education institutions in the United States. The study is
aimed at answering some ...
Match: OER research; United States; North America
Open is an invitation: Exploring use of open educational resources with Ontario post-secondary educators
Hayman, Jenni; Mertler, Craig; Roen, Duane; Anderson, Terry
During the 2017-2018 academic year, I worked as Program Manager for a
government-funded post-secondary organization in Ontario, Canada. A core part of my
professional role was creating awareness and increasing the use ...
Match: OER research; United States; North America
Finding new angles: OER student survey data and the academic library narrative
Todorinova, Lily; Wilkinson, Zara
This project collected over 400 responses to a student questionnaire used to assess a program that incentivizes the adoption of open educational resources (OER) and other free or affordable course materials. Students ...
Match: OER research; United States; North America
Launching OER degree pathways: An early snapshot of achieving the dream’s OER degree initiative and emerging lessons
Griffiths, Rebecca; Mislevy, Jessica; Wang, Shuai; Shear, Linda; et al.
The Open Educational Resources (OER) Degree Initiative, led by Achieving the Dream (ATD), seeks to boost college access and student success by supporting the redesign of courses needed for a degree using OER in place of ...
Match: OER research; United States; North America
Part two - Promotion and adoption of textbook affordability and affordable course materials: Forensic Science
Avila, Sandra
Match: OER research; United States; North America