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Herbert, Michael J.; Clinton-Lisell, Virginia; Stupnisky, Robert H. – Innovative Higher Education, 2023
Most postsecondary instructors in the United States require students to use textbooks in their courses; however, the cost of commercial materials has increased, and copyright policies impede sharing, editing, and customizations of materials. The current study aimed to examine faculty motivation to adopt Open Educational Resources (OER) and how OER…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Motivation, Open Educational Resources, Textbooks
Fadehan, Olukemi; Okiki, Olatokunbo – Open Learning, 2023
Based on a descriptive research design, this study examined the variables of the levels of awareness, attitude and ethical concern in relation to faculty members in Nigerian universities and Open Educational Resources (OER). Against the backdrop of the five hypotheses raised and tested, findings indicated significant status-induced differences in…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Open Educational Resources, Foreign Countries
Jennifer Mayer – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2023
This study compared course passing and completion rates of undergraduate students to determine if there was any relationship between use of open educational resources (OER) and these two outcomes. Students who took OER courses and faculty who taught with OER shared their perceptions of the impact of such resources on learning outcomes and teaching…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Undergraduate Students, Open Education, Academic Persistence
Tlili, Ahmed; Ofosu, Samuel; Zhang, Jingjing – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Open Educational Resources (OER) aim to open up the access to education for everyone, further enhancing learning quality and facilitating knowledge sharing. Since their official adoption in 2012, OER have gained much attention with various studies being conducted to investigate how educators and students perceive these resources. However, less…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience, Foreign Countries
Tang, Hengtao; Bao, Yu – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Open educational resources (OER) can be cost-effective alternatives to traditional textbooks for higher education faculty to decrease student spending on textbooks. To further advocate college instructors' use of OER, understanding their value belief towards integrating OER in teaching is necessary but currently absent. This study thus analyzed…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Values
Christian Mubofu; Elias Kainkwa – Open Praxis, 2023
This study explored university lecturers 'feelings, awareness, and attitudes toward Open Education Resources (OERs). The study focused on two higher learning institutions based in Tanzania. It was conducted through a quantitative approach. Data were collected using a questionnaire from 52 lecturers who were purposively selected. The collected data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Open Educational Resources
Christoforidou, Alexandra; Georgiadou, Elissavet – Education Sciences, 2022
In recent years, Open Educational Resources (OER) have gained significant reach globally as a means of facilitating free and open access to educational materials. However, most of the empirical research on the adoption of OER in higher education is conducted in the US, while Europe and other countries, including Greece, fall behind. To that end,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Educational Resources, Higher Education, College Students
Mullens, Amber M.; Hoffman, Bobby – Educational Psychology Review, 2023
The escalating price of instructional materials creates significant economic and academic hardship for many students. Open educational resources (OER) are instructional materials that are typically electronic and copyrighted under a license that allows free student use. Adopting OER is one strategy that has gained traction from higher education…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Open Educational Resources, Student Costs, Instructional Materials
Varma, Shanta Goswami; Ren, Xinyue – Open Praxis, 2023
Following the institution's strategic goal to make it an affordable campus, institutional administrators advocated using open educational resources (OERs) to reduce the cost of attendance and improve low retention rates in gateway courses. In this project, researchers invited faculty members to systematically design, develop, and deliver three…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, General Education, Instructional Design, Success
Hollister, Christopher V.; Patton, Joseph – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2022
This study recounts the experimental implementation of a stipend program to incentivize and reward instructor use of open educational resources (OERs). The authors leveraged a statewide initiative to develop an award system based on specific criteria, and 24 instructors qualified. The authors surveyed awardees to explore their perceptions of using…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Incentives, Open Educational Resources, Technology Uses in Education
Orzech, Mary Jo; Zhang, Jie; Kegler, Jennifer Little; Pearlman, Ann Giralico; Greenfield, Victoria – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2023
Using open educational resources (OERs) in collaborative online international learning (COIL) courses provides students and faculty the opportunity to share content, enhance knowledge, and develop intercultural competence across geopolitical and other boundaries. Faculty perceptions at the research site regarding benefits and challenges of using…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Cooperative Learning, Intercultural Communication, Teacher Attitudes
Bol, Linda; Esqueda, Monica Christina; Ryan, Diane; Kimmel, Sue C. – Educational Researcher, 2022
What difference do open educational resources (OER) make compared with publisher content (non-OER) when costs and instructors remain constant? A total of 215 community college students enrolled in online, introductory courses were randomly assigned to OER or non-OER sections and compared on retention at the tuition drop date, completion with a C…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Outcomes of Education, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges
Wöbbekind, Lea; Voland, Leoniea; Yener, Orhana; Boté-Vericad, Juan-Joséb; Argudo, Sílviab; Urbano, Cristóbalb; Mandl, Thomas – Education for Information, 2023
Open educational resources (OER) and digital education (DE) have shown the ability to improve teaching and learning possibilities, particularly in light of unpredictably occurring events. Especially the COVID-19 pandemic revealed that universities were experiencing technological, socio-psychological, and didactic issues. In order to promote,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, College Students, Student Attitudes
Werth, Eric; Williams, Katherine – Open Learning, 2023
OER-enabled pedagogy, one form of open pedagogy, is gaining popularity as a method for increasing student engagement and motivation. Realising the potential of this approach, however, depends on faculty implementation and reducing resistance to change. This study explores the experience of instructors during their first and second courses when…
Descriptors: Open Education, Open Educational Resources, College Faculty, Universities
Tlili, Ahmed; Burgos, Daniel; Stracke, Christian M.; Mason, Jon; Denden, Mouna; Altinay, Fahriye; Nascimbeni, Fabio – Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 2022
The emergence of open educational resources (OER) represents one of the most significant educational developments in the 21st century. Given their capacity to be freely adapted, re-used, and shared in different contexts, OER expand the options for educators. This paper reports on an initial study concerning such choices in which educators'…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Personality, Open Educational Resources, Teacher Attitudes