Open Educational Resources (OER)

Brief, 2-page fact sheet about OER from EDUCAUSE.

Report from SPARC, an OER coalition, that details recent findings from members on the OER movement.

Peer-reviewed article by John Levi Hilton III, T. Jared Robinson, David Wiley, and J. Dale Ackerman in International Review of Research on Distance and Open Learning, which reports on cost savings to students at eight universities using OER.

Report by Nicole Allen of The Student PIRGS, which examines different options for textbook affordability and advocates for OER.

Peer-reviewed article by John Levi Hilton III, Neil Lutz, David Wiley in International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, which reports on the experiences of faculty reusing and adapting OER.

Article by Steven J Bell and Joseph A Salem, Jr., which discusses OER initiatives in other states and lays out suggestions for one in Pennsylvania.

Peer-reviewed article by John Levi Hilton III, Lane Fischer, David Wiley, Linda William in International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL), which reports on a research study in which students using OER had higher throughput rates than those using traditional course material.

EduCause Review article by Lisa Young, Una Daly, and Jason Stone, which provides a nice overview of the OER movement.

A self-paced online tutorial introduction to OER from OpenStax.

Rebekah E. Wright and Jennifer L. Reeves at Nova Southeastern University published this case study conducted at NSU to examine the perspectives of a group of four identified stakeholder groups (i.e., faculty, librarians, instructional designers, and students) in order to better understand the impact of these OERs at the institutional level.

Peer-reviewed article by Joh Hilton from Educational Technology Research & Development, which reviews 16 different studies on OER. The conclusion is that both students and faculty report positive experiences when using OER.

Report by Babson Survey Research Group on faculty aware of OER and their selection criteria in deciding on required course material.

Report by Nancy L. Maron for ITHAKA S+R, which surveys the OER landscape, overviews obstacles to OER adoption, and posits questions for the OER movement going forward.

Report from Ethan Senack of The Student PIRGS, which advocates for the interest of students in higher education.