open education in the united states
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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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