Adoption of open educational resources in California colleges and universities

Authors

Ruth Guthrie, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Katherine Harris, San Jose State University
Peter Krapp, University of California, Irvine

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

July 2018

Publication Title

International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies

Volume

9

Issue Number

3

First Page

241

Last Page

257

Abstract

The California Open Educational Resources Council (CAOERC) was formed in 2014 to find solutions to reduce the cost of college textbooks without impacting quality. Comprised of faculty from California's three public higher education systems, the CAOERC conducted a field study of 16 faculty using OER materials to discover practical knowledge about the challenges of adopting OER textbooks. The quality of the OER textbooks received positive reviews. The faculty also reported being more engaged with their teaching. The faculty felt that availability of OER support materials was a challenge to implementing OER. The following article presents the results of the CAOERC's study.

Comments

This article was published in International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies volume 9, issue 3, 2018, and can also be found online here.Copyright © 2018 Inderseienee Enterprises Ltd.

Recommended Citation

Ruth Guthrie, Katherine Harris, and Peter Krapp. "Adoption of open educational resources in California colleges and universities" International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies (2018): 241-257. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTCS.2018.093559