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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
Hare, Sarah; Sullivan, Madison – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2020
Libraries continue to spearhead initiatives to incentivize instructors to adopt, adapt, and create open educational resources (OER). However, these programs often do not explicitly require educators to preserve the OER they create. Drawing on an analysis of semi-structured interviews with six experts, this article presents considerations for…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Preservation, Academic Libraries, Incentives
Ovadia, Steven – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2019
As open educational resources (OER) becomes a more established concept, its growth and continued success not only center around the creation of new content but also depend upon the development and evolution of existing content, licenses permitting. The evolution of and persistent access to existing content requires easily editable works and the…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Shared Resources and Services, Editing, Technical Support
Ran, Congjin; Yang, Le; Jin, Qianyu – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2020
Unlike students in traditional Chinese universities using textbooks published in China, students in transnational universities face unresolved issues in the acquisition and distribution of imported English language textbooks. The challenges, which have persisted for over a decade, include delays in delivery caused by international shipment,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Textbooks, Open Educational Resources