OER IN NORTH AMERICA
�SUCCESSES & CHALLENGES
Nicole Allen, Director of Open Education
#SherifOERs | @txtbks
June 21, 2022
What will we cover?
U.S. PRICE INDEX 2002-2021
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index
67%
58%
53%
46%
45%
42%
34%
Source: Bay View Analytics
Source: Bay View Analytics
LIBRARIES & OER
Academic libraries play a major role in advancing and supporting OER use in North America
oermetafinder.gmu.edu
OER LIBRARIAN POSITIONS
Source: SPARC Connect OER Annual Report, 2018-2019 (U.S. & Canada)
OPEN EDUCATION
LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
OER POLICY
Policy has been a major factor in OER growth at the state and federal level, particularly driven by funding
There is a growing body of evidence that the use of open education resources improves the quality of teaching and learning…The United States is committed to open education…”
Summary
The Secretary amends the regulations of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in order to require, subject to certain categorical exceptions and case-by-case exceptions, that Department grantees awarded competitive grant funds openly license to the public copyrightable grant deliverables created with Department grant funds.
CHALLENGES AHEAD
OER has gained significant traction, but changes in the marketplace make the future uncertain
67%
58%
53%
46%
45%
42%
34%
Source: Bay View Analytics
U.S. PRICE INDEX 2002-2021
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index
What might the UK consider?
@txtbks
nicole@sparcopen.org
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