The OER Knowledge Cloud: OER At Scale: The Academic And Economic Outcomes Of Achieving The Dream’s OER Degree Initiative

OER at scale: The academic and economic outcomes of Achieving the Dream’s OER Degree Initiative

Griffiths, Rebecca · Mislevy, Jessica · Wang, Sam · Shear, Linda · Ball, Alexandra · Desrochers, Donna

Published	20 February 2020
Series	Achieving the Dream
Publisher	SRI International
Country	United States, North America

ABSTRACT

The research and evaluation of ATD’s OER Degree Initiative provided encouraging evidence regarding the academic outcomes of students who enrolled in multiple OER courses, the economic impacts for both students and institutions, and the experiences of key stakeholders. Students benefitted from unrestricted access to course content and improved course experiences, in addition to saving money that could be used towards other educational or personal expenses.

Overall, the OER Degree Initiative offers an important demonstration of the opportunity, the task, and the challenges of a systemic approach to OER.

Keywords

culture of evidence and inquiry · equity · institutional change · knowledge sharing · open educational resources · OER · scaling change · student-centered supports · teaching and learning

Published at	Menlo Park, CA
Language	English
Rights	CC BY
URL	https://www.achievingthedream.org/resource/17993/oer-at-scale-the-academic-and-economic-outcomes-of-achieving-the-dream-s-oer-degree-initiative
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