Maintaining Momentum toward Graduation: OER and the Course Throughput Rate

Autor/inn/en	Hilton, John, III; Fischer, Lane; Wiley, David; Williams, Linda
Titel	Maintaining Momentum toward Graduation: OER and the Course Throughput Rate
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 17 (2016) 6, S.18-27 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Open Education; Educational Resources; Graduation Rate; Textbooks; Community Colleges; Comparative Analysis; Two Year College Students; Online Courses; Costs; Academic Achievement; Higher Education; Statistical Analysis; Withdrawal (Education); Case Studies; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Bildungsmittel; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Community college; Community College; Online course; Online-Kurs; Cost; Kosten; Schulleistung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Statistische Analyse; Kursabbruch; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	"Open Educational Resources" (OER) have the potential to replace traditional textbooks in higher education. Previous studies indicate that use of OER results in high student and faculty satisfaction, lower costs, and similar or better educational outcomes. In this case study, we compared students using traditional textbooks with those using OER at Tidewater Community College to compare their performance on what we call course throughput rates, which is an aggregate of three variables -- drop rates, withdrawal rates, and C or better rates. Two self-selecting cohorts were compared over four semesters, with statistically significant results. The study found that, subject to the limitations discussed, students who use OER perform significantly better on the course throughput rate than their peers who use traditional textbooks, in both face-to-face and online courses that use OER. This suggests that OER are a promising avenue for reducing the costs of higher education while increasing academic success. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01