Open TextbooksAccess, Affordability, and Academic Success

David Ernst, PhDUniversity of Minnesota

@dernstBy David Ernst. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

–United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

“…higher education shall be equally accessible to all…”

The cost barrier kept

2.4 millionlow and moderate-income college-qualified

high school graduates from completing college in the previous decade.

The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED529499.pdf

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$9,000US Higher Education Funding - $/FTE

State Funding Tuition Revenuehttp://www.sheeo.org

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State Funding Tuition Revenuehttp://www.sheeo.org

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Institute for College Access and Success http://projectonstudentdebt.org/files/pub/Student_Debt_and_the_Class_of_2012_NR.pdf

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Consumer Revolving Credit Student Loan Debt

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Federal Reserve http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/Current/

What can we do?Tuition and FeesRoom and BoardBooks and SuppliesPersonal ExpensesTransportation

What can we do?Tuition and FeesRoom and BoardBooks and SuppliesPersonal ExpensesTransportation

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Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/cpi/

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/freshman-year/college-textbook-prices-have-risen-812-percent-1978-n399926

The average student can expect to pay

$1,225 - $1,328on textbooks and course materials in 2014-15.

http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2014-15

Colorado State University = $1,140

http://sfs.colostate.edu/cost-of-attendance

What do you think about the cost of textbooks?

What do you think about the cost of textbooks?

The Academic Impact

Purchase an older edition of the textbookDelay purchasing the textbookNever purchase the textbook

–U of MN Student

"I figured French hadn't changed that much.”

59%of students report that they have had to wait for their financial aid check to

purchase textbooks.

Unpublished Minnesota State University Student Association survey

Have you ever delayed purchasing a textbook because of cost?

Have you ever delayed purchasing a textbook because of cost?

7/10students surveyed hadn’t bought a

required textbook due to cost.

http://www.slideshare.net/txtbks/open-education-and-solving-the-textbook-cost-crisis

63.6% Not purchase the required textbook49.2% Take fewer courses45.1% Not register for a specific course33.9% Earn a poor grade26.7% Drop a course17.0% Fail a course

In your academic career, has the cost of required textbooks caused you to:

http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2012_Florida_Student_Textbook_Survey.pdf

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Where does the funding come from?

Universities (SUNY, Purdue, Oregon State)Foundations (Hewlett Foundation)Governments (California, British Columbia)Professional Organizations (CALI)

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“All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it be finished in the first

1,000 days, nor in the life of this Administration, nor even perhaps in our

lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.”- John F. Kennedy

January 20, 1961

Open Textbook Reviews

At University of Minnesota

In 3+ years, <20 faculty saved students nearly$500,000.

Z-DegreeTidewater Community College - Norfolk, Virginia

Fall 2013

21 zero textbook cost “Z-courses”=

Z-degree(associate of science degree in business administration)

Z-DegreeDrop and withdrawal rates

Access to all course materials from the first day of class.

C or better grade

Cost (25% - $3679)

11 Peer Reviewed Studies

http://openedgroup.org/

48,623 Students

http://openedgroup.org/

93% Same or Better Outcomes

http://openedgroup.org/

9 Peer Reviewed Studies of Perceptions of OER Quality

http://openedgroup.org/

4,510 Professors and Students

http://openedgroup.org/

50%Same35%

Better

15%Worse

http://openedgroup.org/

Cal Poly San Luis ObispoCleveland State UniversityColorado State University

Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University

Macalester CollegeMinnesota State College and

Universities (34)North Dakota University System (11)

The Ohio State UniversityOregon Community Colleges (17)

Oregon State University

Purdue UniversityTemple University

University of ArizonaUniversity of Kansas

University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of MinnesotaUniversity of Northwestern St.

PaulUniversity of Oklahoma

University of WashingtonVirginia Tech

West Virginia University

Open Textbook Network

What can we do?

Take a look!Adopt if a book meets the needs of you and your studentsRaise awareness - talk with colleagues in your program and department

David Ernstdernst@umn.edu

@dernst

Open Textbook Library: open.umn.edu

Open Textbook Network: @open_textbooks

By David Ernst. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.