Open Textbooks: Quality and Relevance for Postsecondary Study in the Bahamas

Autor/in	Bethel, Edward
Titel	Open Textbooks: Quality and Relevance for Postsecondary Study in the Bahamas
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 21 (2020) 2, S.62-80 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Open Educational Resources; Foreign Countries; Textbook Evaluation; Instructional Effectiveness; Relevance (Education); Cost Effectiveness; Postsecondary Education; Access to Education; Electronic Publishing; Higher Education; Adoption (Ideas); Media Adaptation; Bahamas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Unterrichtserfolg; Relevance; Relevanz; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Elektronisches Publizieren; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ideas; Ideenfindung; Medienverwendung
Abstract	Open educational resources (OER), are openly licensed text, media, and other digital and analog assets that are useful for teaching, learning, and research. Recent research has shown that in courses where open textbooks are assigned, students perform as well as or better than students in similar courses with commercially licensed textbooks. Despite cost savings and demonstrated effectiveness, perceptions about quality, relevance, ease of access, and other concerns persist. The objectives of this study were twofold: (a) to develop a practical and reusable measure for evaluating open textbook quality in terms of pedagogy, openness, accessibility, and relevance; and (b) to use the measure to rate the quality and relevance of open textbooks for use in higher education in The Bahamas. The study confirmed the viability of the quality measure as a practical tool to assess open resources and found that the open textbooks studied were accessible and well matched to course content, but of varying quality. More study is needed to explore ways to increase faculty adoption, use, adaption and production of OER. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01