OPEN EDUCATION

IN THE UNITED STATES

NDLA • Oslo, Norway • March 2017Nicole AllenDirector of Open Education

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except where otherwise noted

Source: http://blog.marketresearch.com/projected-2015-trends-in-the-education-industry

$16.6 billion(140 billion NOK)Size of U.S. education

publishing market

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

▲411%1987-2017

Prices for educational books & supplies

Prices 2006 – 2016U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

CollegeTextbooks

Tuition & Fees

All Items

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$1.3 trillion+Total amount of student debt

currently owed by Americans

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2 in 3Students say they decided against buying a textbook

because the cost is too high

Source: Student PIRGs

3422 NOK

6 months

DONE READING?

GOOD

internet connectivity initiative for schools

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OPEN EDUCATIONALRESOURCES

OPEN EDUCATIONALRESOURCES• Freely accessible without cost or

barriers • With legal permission to use it

in all of the ways possible with digital technology

technologyenables

copyright forbids

open licensing systemwww.creativecommons.org

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OPEN EDUCATIONALRESOURCES

Washington

Source: https://creativecommons.org/2012/03/01/oer-k-12-bill-passes-in-washington-state/

$130 million

spent on books7-11 yearsout of date

state funding to create open textbooks

ndla.no

openupresources.org

Utah

uen.org/oer

“Students that used open textbooks scored significantly higher than students that used traditional texts.”

Michigan

textbooks.wmisd.org

Open Textbook: Fixed in 48 Hours

Traditional Textbook: Fixed when you buy

the new version

Higher Ed

pm4id.org

tcc.edu/academics/degrees/textbook-free

Open resources in every single course,

reduces cost of degree 20%, increases

completion

Open materials from a $2 billion U.S.

government grant program

“TAACCCT” skillscommons.org

oerworldmap.org

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