Exercise Prompt

This section of the course consists of a literature review of OER research focusing on textbook costs, efficacy of OER, perception of OER or other related studies. By sharing these reviews we will help other users determine if reading the full article would be helpful.

There are a few places where OER research has already been gathered. The OER Hub from the Open University in the UK not only researches open education extensively has also collected research publications, case studies, and other useful research on OER.

The Open Education Group collects research through The Review Project and has a list of publications divided thematically such as “Studies that included data on both efficacy and perception.”

A few other places to look for OER research include Google Scholar and your library’s databases, particularly the education database ERIC.

Instructions

Select one of the methods of research referenced above and find an article, study, etc. that interests you.
Create an online document that can be shared with everyone (such as a Google Doc or web page). Make sure if you use Google Docs that give permission to others to view your link.
Name your document: Name of Resource - Your Name
Identify the resource you are reviewing at the top of your document. Be sure to include a link to the resource. If you only reviewed part of a resource, identify which sections were reviewed.
Share the link to your document on this page by hyperlinking your name to your review. Review the directions for hyperlinking in Canvas if you need more help. To double check your work, click your hyperlinked name to see if it goes to your online document.
Link to the resource by hyperlinking the title.
To get credit for this assignment, make sure you provide the link on the assignment page for the OER Literature Review.

Reviews

Josh Franco
- Al Abri, Maimoona. 2019. “Integrating Open Education Resources (OERs) in College Courses: Student Contributions To OER Creation.” Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings 11 (August): Room G – Room G.
Diana Apresov
- oerhub Researching Open Education Name of BC Open Textbook Project Dates: January 2014-December 2015 Reviewed section on Understanding educator use of OER and open textbooks across British Columbia
Laurie Buchholz
- Abel, B., Berroth, E., Djavadghazaryans, A., Gallagher, M. O., King, A. R., Chu, K. M., Pfleger, S., Stewart, F., & Young, A. D. (2020). Grenzenlos Deutsch: Co- creating Open Educational Resources through Feminist Collaboration. Feminist German Studies, 36(1), 1–23.
Andrea Sandoval
- Helping community colleges in the USA better understand the difference OER is making to students, institutions and educator practices.
Corrie Bott
- Vander Waal Mills, K., Gucinski, M., & Vander Waal, K. (2019). Implementation of Open Textbooks in Community and Technical College Biology Courses: The Good, the Bad, and the Data. CBE Life Sciences Education, 18(3), ar44–.
Wesleigh Harrison
- Jung, E., Bauer, C., Heaps, A. (2017). Higher Education Faculty Perceptions of Open Textbook Adoption. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 18 (4).
Joel Bakker
- Weller, M., 2012. The openness-creativity cycle in education. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2012(1), p.Art. 2. DOI:
Xiao Kuang
- Wiley, D., Webb, A., Weston, S., & Tonks, D. (2017). A Preliminary Exploration of the Relationships Between Student-Created OER, Sustainability, and Student Success. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 18(4).
Yanira Rodriguez
- Chtena, Natascha. 2019. "The Social Construction of Openness: Open Textbooks and Their Interpretations." The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge, and Society 15 (3): 23-40.
Lorena Nava Ruggero
- Farrow, R. & Daly, U. (2014). OER Impact at Community Colleges. eLearning 2014. Hilton Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, Florida, USA. Available from
- Farrow, R. & Daly, U. (2014). OER Research Hub examines OER Impact in community colleges. Open Education Global 2014: Open Education for a Multicultural World.
Anthony Lin
- Review of Colvard, N. B., Watson, C. E., & Park, H. (2018). The impact of open educational resources on various student success metrics. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 30(2), 262-276.
Cerise Myers
- Lawrence Hanley (San Francisco State University) and Diego Bonilla (Sacramento State University). “Atolls, Islands, and Archipelagos: The California OER Council and the New Landscape for Open Education in California.” Open Praxis Volume 8, Number 2, May 13, 2016.
Sharon Sampson
- Open Educational Resources: Opportunities and Challenges Dr. Jan Hylén OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation.
Aniesa Alam
Filiberto Lopez-Barron
- Wiley, D., & Hilton III, J. L. (2018). Defining OER-Enabled Pedagogy. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 19(4).
Xuchi Naungayan Eggleton
- Open educational resources, student efficacy, and user perceptions: a synthesis of research published between 2015 and 2018. John Hilton III. Published online: 6 August 2019 © The Author(s) 2019
Tara Franks
- Ozdemir, O., Hendricks, C. Instructor and student experiences with open textbooks, from the California open online library for education (Cool4Ed). J Comput High Educ 29, 98–113 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12528-017-9138-0
Tina Chung
Sahar King - OER Hub. "Case Studies." OER Hub, OER Hub Researching Open Education, oerhub.net/what-we-do/case-studies/.
Angie Loyola
- Katz, S. (2019). Leveraging Library Expertise in Support of Institutional Goals: A Case Study of an Open Educational Resources Initiative. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 25(2–4), 381–391.
Mireya Chavez-Martinez
- Clinton, V., & Khan, S. (2019). Efficacy of open textbook adoption on learning performance and course withdrawal rates: a meta-analysis. AERA Open, 5(3), 2332858419872212.
Alexander Ortiz
- Hub, O. (2014, May 20). OER Impact at Community Colleges. Retrieved November 15, 2020, from https://www.slideshare.net/OER_Hub/20140215-oerrh-cccoer-pres-34906775