1. Open Textbooks and Solvingthe College Cost Crisis Open
Education 2012Nicole Allen The Student [email protected]
@txtbks
2. Textbook Cost Increases vs. InflationTextbook wholesale
600%prices have been rising500%Textbooksfour times the rate of
400%inflation for the last threeInflationdecades. 300% 200%Source:
U.S. Department100%of Labor Statistics 0% 3. The avg. student
spends $1,168 per year on books & supplies 4. The average
introductorytextbook costs $176 5. 7 in 10 students skip buying one
or more textbook due to cost 6. But how do publishers getaway with
this?? 7. $8.8 Billion Industry 8. 5 Players 9. Broken Market 10.
Normal Market 11. Textbook Market 12. Open Textbooks 13. A Market
in Transition 14. Cost-Saving Measures E-Readers39% E-Books52%
Rentals61%Used Books25% 15. How Students Want Textbooks25%
34%Preferdigital Rent All 66%75% Keep SomePreferprint Source:
Student PIRGs 16. We Need A Better Solution 17. Open Textbooks Open
license Free online, affordablein print Available in manyflexible
formats Adaptable byinstructors 18. Benefits for Students
Affordable access Allows students to use whatever formatthey want
Print Digital Faculty customization makes for a betterlearning
experience 19. Benefits for Faculty All students have access to the
textbook Textbook can be adapted to fit thecurriculum rather than
adapting thecurriculum to fit the textbook Supports academic
freedom 20. A Complete Solution 21. Textbook Market 22. Open
Textbooks 23. Open Textbooks on the Rise Estimated 3,500 adoptions
in the U.S. At 1,000+ institutions 100 professional-grade open
textbooks Strong case studies and research showingimprovement to
student success 24. What You Can Do 25. Barriers to Adoption Open
textbooks are difficult to find Quality is still a concern
Publishing industry keeps raising the bar Homework software
Training/staff support Marketing 26. What Faculty Can do Adopt open
textbooks Spread the word about open textbooks tocolleagues Sign
the faculty statement atstudentpirgs.org 27. What Librarians Can do
Work with faculty to adopt open textbooks Educate campus
administrators about thecost-saving potential of OER Set up grant
programs (e.g. Temple, Umass) 28. What Administrators Can do
Provide professional support to faculty Seek input from the
students Join the $1 billion campaign!bit.ly/save1billion 29. What
Students Can Do Speak to faculty, administrators, librariansand
others about textbook costs Organize educational events on campus
Call on policymakers to take action Work with the media
