Presentation at the 2016 Open Textbook Network Summer Institute

1. OER Research Brief
Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
OER Research Fellow, Open Education Group
Associate Editor, NOBA Psychology
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2. COUP
framework
Cost
Outcomes
Use
Perceptions

3. 1
Cost

4. ⊙ Costs of textbooks previous assigned
⊙ OER support fee models
⊙ Changes in campus bookstore revenue
⊙ Changes in tuition revenue due to changes in
drop rates
⊙ Changes in tuition revenue due to changes in
enrollment intensity
⊙ Changes in tuition revenue due to changes in
persistence
Financial
Impact

5. 2015 State of the Commons report
$227 million
$3.1 millionOpen Textbook Network

6. 5.3%
of courses
use open textbooks
Allen & Seaman (2016)

7. lumenlearning.com/
oer-adoption-impact-calculator

11. ACTUAL SPENDING ON TEXTBOOKS (PAST 12 MONTHS)
RANGE: $0-$3000; MEAN: $702
Jhangiani (2016)

12. Textbook
Price
Increases
Popken (2015)

13. 64% have not purchased a textbook
35% have taken fewer courses
31% have not registered for a course
14% have dropped a course
10% have withdrawn from a course
Florida Virtual Campus (2012)

14. 60% have not purchased a textbook
39% have illegally downloaded
35% have taken fewer courses
35% have not registered for a course
22% have dropped a course
Jhangiani (2016)

17. The Faculty/Cost Savings Paradox
87% list “cost to students” as very
important or important
BUT
3% rank cost to students in their
top 3 criteria
(28% don’t know the cost, ahem)Allen & Seaman (2016)

19. 2
Outcomes

20. Educational
Outcomes
⊙ Changes in the percentage of students
receiving a C or better
⊙ Changes in rates of completion
⊙ Changes in drop rates
⊙ Changes in enrollment intensity
⊙ Changes in persistence
⊙ Changes in attainment of progress
milestones (e.g., first 15 credits)
⊙ Changes in graduation rates

21. Course
Performance
Performance
Same
Same
Maybe better
N/A
Maybe better
Same
Same
Sometimes better
Sometimes better
Sometimes better
Sample Size
66
605
690
1393
1295
1400
478
1274
4909
95
Study
Lovett et al. (2008)
Bowen et al. (2012)
Hilton & Laman (2012)
Feldstein et al. (2012)
Pawlyshyn et al. (2013)
Hilton et al. (2013)
Allen et al. (2015)
Robinson (2015)
Fischer et al. (2015)
Jhangiani et al. (2015)

22. Wiley (2015)

23. Hilton et al. (in press)
Commercial vs. OER

24. Increased Tuition
Revenue through
OER
INTRO
Wiley et al. (2016)

25. 3
Use

26. ⊙ How are they using it?
○ Adoption?
○ Adaptation?
■ Deleting material from the OER
■ Inserting other open material inside the OER
■ Moving material around within the OER
■ Editing material in the OER
○ Creation?
⊙ Are there patterns of use?
⊙ Why are they using it?
⊙ Why are they not using it?
Use of OER

27. Jhangiani, R., Pitt, R., Hendricks, C., Key, J., & Lalonde, C. (2016)

28. Jhangiani, R., Pitt, R., Hendricks, C., Key, J., & Lalonde, C. (2016)

29. Jhangiani, R., Pitt, R., Hendricks, C., Key, J., & Lalonde, C. (2016)

30. Allen & Seaman (2016)

31. 4
Perceptions

32. ⊙ How aware are faculty and students of
OER?
⊙ How do faculty and students perceive
OER?
⊙ How do they judge its quality?
○ Does it align with the curriculum?
○ Is it error free?
○ Is it up-to-date?
○ Does it come with ancillary
resources?
Perceptions
of Faculty
and Students

33. Awareness of Open Textbooks
Allen & Seaman (2016)

34. Perceived
Quality
(Faculty)
Commercial textbooks Open textbooks

36. Perceived
Quality
(Students)
How would you rate the quality of
your open textbook?
Would you have preferred a
traditional textbook?

37. Features of
Open
Textbooks
(Students)

38. Allen & Seaman (2016)

39. openedgroup.org/review

41. Maslakh Camp for Displaced, Afghanistan by United Nations Photo CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0

43. Thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at
@thatpsychprof &
Rajiv.Jhangiani@kpu.ca
slideshare.net/thatpsychprof