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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
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Open Educational Resources Program nicole@sparc.arl.org @txtbks
OER and Solving the Textbook Cost Crisis
Nicole AllenOER Program Director, SPARC
Open Education Conference November 7, 2013 Park City, UT
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
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Open Educational Resources Program nicole@sparc.arl.org @txtbks
SPARC®, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, is an international alliance of academic and
research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly communication.
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THE PROBLEMIMPACT ON STUDENTSOER AS A SOLUTIONACTION
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program nicole@sparc.arl.org @txtbks
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program nicole@sparc.arl.org @txtbks
$1,207Average student budget
for books and supplies for 2013-2014 year
http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2013-14
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82%Increase of textbook
prices 2002-2012
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-368
(3x the rate of inflation)
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http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-368
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$8.8 billionAnnual size of the US
higher education textbook market
http://info.xplana.com/report/pdf/Xplana_Whitepaper_2011.pdf
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“Broken Market”
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THE PROBLEMIMPACT ON STUDENTSOER AS A SOLUTIONACTION
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program nicole@sparc.arl.org @txtbks
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program nicole@sparc.arl.org @txtbks
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program nicole@sparc.arl.org @txtbks
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program nicole@sparc.arl.org @txtbks
Conventional Measures
Used Books
Rentals
E-Books
E-Readers
25%
61%
52%
39%
http://www.studentpirgs.org/reports/cover-cover-solution
% Student Savings Over New Print Text
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1 in 3Students report
downloading course material from an
unauthorized website
http://www.bisg.org/news-5-847-press-release-now-available-student-attitudes-toward-content-in-higher-education-volume-3.php
(up from 1 in 5 in 2010)
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2 in 5Students report they have
shared books with classmates to reduce
costs
http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2010_fsts_report_01sep2011.pdf
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7 in 10Undergraduates skipped buying one or more texts
due to cost
http://www.studentpirgs.org/news/ap/high-prices-prevent-college-students-buying-assigned-textbooks
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1 in 4Students say they
frequently or occasionally do not register for a
course due to the cost of the textbook
http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2010_fsts_report_01sep2011.pdf
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THE PROBLEMIMPACT ON STUDENTSOER AS A SOLUTIONACTION
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Enter Open Textbooks
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Open Textbooks
• Free, online, accessible to all students starting day one of the course
• Available in many flexible formats including print for $20-40
• Openly licensed and adaptable by instructors
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80% / ~$100Students savings when open textbooks used in
place of traditional
http://www.studentpirgs.org/reports/cover-cover-solution
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Studies show that the use of open textbooks is correlated with higher grades and retention rates
http://www.eurodl.org/?p=current&article=533http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02680513.2012.716657http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1523
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THE PROBLEMIMPACT ON STUDENTSOER AS A SOLUTIONACTION
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What Needs to Happen
• More “turn key” open textbooks: create new and improve existing
• More support for adoption: professional development, time buyouts…
• More awareness: most people don’t know what open textbooks are, we need to change that
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POLICY
• Resources to fund OER development and adoption
• Open licensing requirements for grants• Endorsement and call for action for OER• Remove existing policy barriers
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BC Open Textbooks (2012)
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CA Grant Policy (2013)
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FHDA Policy (2004)
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CAMPUS ADVOCACY
• Students: the most effective advocates to raise awareness of the problem
• Libraries: increasing interest in supporting both creation and adoption
• Institutions: leveraging OER to increase outcomes, competitiveness
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Student PIRGs Faculty Outreach
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Student PIRGs Awareness
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Open Textbook Catalog
In an effort to reduce costs for students, the College of Education and Human Development has created this catalog of open textbooks to be
reviewed by faculty members. Read full press release
Open textbooks are complete textbooks released under a Creative Commons, or similar, license.
Instructors can customize open textbooks to fit their course needs by remixing, editing, and adding their own content. Students can access
free digital versions or purchase low-cost print copies of open textbooks.
http://guides.library.umass.edu/content.php?pid=87648&sid=1714807
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program nicole@sparc.arl.org @txtbks
Open Textbook Catalog
In an effort to reduce costs for students, the College of Education and Human Development has created this catalog of open textbooks to be
reviewed by faculty members. Read full press release
Open textbooks are complete textbooks released under a Creative Commons, or similar, license.
Instructors can customize open textbooks to fit their course needs by remixing, editing, and adding their own content. Students can access
free digital versions or purchase low-cost print copies of open textbooks.
http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
www.sparc.arl.org
Open Educational Resources Program nicole@sparc.arl.org @txtbks
Open Textbook Catalog
In an effort to reduce costs for students, the College of Education and Human Development has created this catalog of open textbooks to be
reviewed by faculty members. Read full press release
Open textbooks are complete textbooks released under a Creative Commons, or similar, license.
Instructors can customize open textbooks to fit their course needs by remixing, editing, and adding their own content. Students can access
free digital versions or purchase low-cost print copies of open textbooks.
http://open.umn.edu/
In an effort to reduce costs for students, the College of Education and Human Development has created this catalog of open textbooks to be reviewed by faculty members. Read full press release
Open textbooks are complete textbooks released under a Creative Commons, or similar, license.
Instructors can customize open textbooks to fit their course needs by remixing, editing, and adding their own content. Students can access free digital versions or purchase low-cost print copies of open textbooks.
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TCC Textbook-Free Degree
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Open textbooks can happen, but we need to make
them happen
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Nicole Allen
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