Attribution: "What Does the Research Say" by The Council of Chief State School Officers is licensed under CC BY 4.0
In studies that investigate the effects on student learning when traditional commercial textbooks are substituted with OER, findings suggest that students perform as well or better in courses that use OER. A growing body of research has investigated cost savings, equitable access, student learning outcomes, and perceptions of quality.
This guide is adapted from "Introduction to Open Educational Resources," by Michelle Reed, under CC BY-NC 4.0 , "OERs at Pacific," by Michele Gibney, under CC BY-SA 4.0, and "Open Educational Resources @BPU" by Shannon Compton, Ph.D, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.