Effects of an Open Educational Resources Initiative on Students, Faculty and Instructional Designers

Autor/inn/en	Piña, Anthony A.; Moran, Kenneth A.
Titel	Effects of an Open Educational Resources Initiative on Students, Faculty and Instructional Designers
Quelle	In: Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 21 (2018) 2, (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1556-3847
Schlagwörter	Shared Resources and Services; Textbooks; Statistical Analysis; Undergraduate Students; Interviews; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Instructional Design; Attitude Measures; Student Attitudes; Student Satisfaction; Costs; Educational Quality; Instructional Materials; Comparative Analysis; Distance Education; Pretests Posttests; Surveys; Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gemeinwirtschaft; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Statistische Analyse; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Schülerverhalten; Cost; Kosten; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	A research and development project was undertaken to document, analyze and report the effects of implementing a free/open educational resources (OER) initiative within Sullivan University's College of Business Administration. The project involved the redesign of courses using no-cost textbooks and other educational resources, in place of resources costing students hundreds of dollars per course. Quantitative data were gathered from 311 students enrolled in sections of two widely-used undergraduate courses over four quarters. Qualitative data were gathered from interviews of faculty and instructional designers involved with the project. Results indicated that students in the OER courses were more satisfied with the cost and quality of the courses and the instructional materials and were more likely to recommend the course to others, compared to students in Pre-OER courses. The use of OER based on student learning outcomes was judged by faculty subject matter experts and instructional designers to have a positive effect on the quality of course design and the relationship between subject matter expert and instructional designer, compared to courses based on textbooks. [This paper was one of three selected as a "Best Paper" among Distance Learning Administration (DLA) 2018 proceedings, Jekyll Island, Georgia, June 24-27, 2018.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	State University of West Georgia. 1601 Maple Street, Honors House, Carrollton, GA 30118. Tel: 678-839-5489; Fax: 678-839-0636; e-mail: distance@westga.edu; Web site: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01