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Problem: Cost and Access

Problem: Cost and Access

Applied Math of TextbooksProvider CostNetflix – 20,000 Movies $7.99 /

monthHulu Plus – 45,000 TV Shows

$7.99 / month

Spotify – 15M Songs $9.99 / month

Total $25.97 / month

CourseSmart – 1 Biology Textbook

$20.25 / month

Open Educational Resources

Open Educational Resources

(1) Any kind of teaching materials – textbooks, syllabi,

lesson plans, videos, readings, exams

Open Educational Resources

(2) Allow free and unfettered access, and(3) Include free permission to engage in

the 4R activities

• Use a verbatim copyReuse• Adapt, modify, and

improveRevise• Combine two or moreRemix• Share with othersRedistribut

e

The 4Rs

Publish, Publish; Grant, Grant

The Superhero who doesn’t exist

The Superhero who doesn’t exist

Is 30 in one semester enough?

Social Entrepreneurship

(Social) Entrepreneurship

Get Out of the Building

Get Out of the Building

Textbook Zero

Entire degree program based on OERUp to 30% off the cost to graduate

Opened Aug 2013 at Tidewater CC

Simultaneous Regression of 2012 Scaled Scores

Predictor   Estimate S.E. Critical Ratio Test   P

Intercept 57.01 5.12 11.13 <2 e-16Treatment 0.65 0.24 2.67 0.0082011 GPA -1.64 0.23 7.25 5.34 e-132012 CRT* Chemistry -6.59 1.01 -6.53 8.06 e-11 Earth Science 3.94 0.53 7.44 1.33 e-132011 CRT* Chemistry 3.91 2.51 1.56 0.119 NS Earth Science -2.88 1.02 -2.83 0.005 Physics 5.1 0.89 5.75 9.44 e-09 8th Grade Science -5.96 1.17 -5.08 4.11 e-072011 Scaled Score 0.68 0.15 44.42 <2 e-16Gender** 1.16 0.24 4.84 1.41 e-06Age -0.49 0.26 -1.91 0.056 NSEnglish Language Proficiency -3.86 1.18 -3.27 0.001

Special Education*** -1.73 0.48 -3.62 0.0003

Free and Reduced Lunch****

-0.31 0.26 -1.19 0.233 NSTeacher Effect 2.26 0.19 11.45 <2 e-16

“Displacing Adoptions”

No OER 6 Sections All OERMath116 Spr 2011 Spr 2012 Spr 2013

TOTAL STUDENTS 486 513 457

Pass (A-C) 235 271 275

Didn’t Pass (D/F/FW) 251 242 182

% Pass 48.4% 52.8% 60.2%

% Not Pass 51.6% 47.2% 39.8%

Mercy College OER Math Results

“Textbook Zero”

Entire degree program based on OERUp to 30% off the cost to graduate

Opened Aug 2013 at Tidewater CC

Total ImpactPost-secondary• Students: 13,000• Savings: $1.3M

Secondary• Students: 35,000• Savings: $227,500

From 50,000 to 5,000,000?

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