The increase in the cost of college textbooks together with the proliferation of digital content and devices has inspired the development of open textbooks, open educational resources that are free, openly licensed, and often peer-reviewed. Although several published studies have investigated the impact of open textbook adoption on educational outcomes, none have separated the effects of textbook openness and format and only two have taken place in Canada (Hendricks, Reinsberg, & Rieger, 2017; Jhangiani & Jhangiani, 2017). This study investigates the perceptions, use, and course performance of Canadian post-secondary students assigned a commercial or open textbook in either print or digital format. Results show that students using the print...
This study reports findings from a year-long pilot study during which 991 students in 9 core courses...
Proponents of open educational resources (OER) claim that significant cost savings are possible when...
Textbooks have long been an integral learning platform in higher education. As the rising cost of te...
The increase in the cost of college textbooks together with the proliferation of digital content and...
Unrelenting increases in the price of college textbooks have prompted the development and adoption o...
Unrelenting increases in the price of college textbooks have prompted the development and adoption o...
There is significant interest among institutions of higher education in the potential of digital tex...
Assigning open textbooks in college and university courses can help students save money on increasin...
Open textbooks, which provide students with electronic access to texts without fees, have been devel...
The high cost of tuition and textbooks can have a negative impact on potential students from lower s...
Open educational resources (OER), including open textbooks, are free, adaptable learning resources. ...
Textbooks have long been an integral learning platform in higher education. As the rising cost of te...
As open textbook initiatives are on the rise, a burgeoning literature has begun exploring student pe...
The textbook industry is in significant flux that is fueled by evolving technologies, increased avai...
Open textbooks have been developed in response to rising commercial textbook costs and copyright con...
This study reports findings from a year-long pilot study during which 991 students in 9 core courses...
Proponents of open educational resources (OER) claim that significant cost savings are possible when...
Textbooks have long been an integral learning platform in higher education. As the rising cost of te...
The increase in the cost of college textbooks together with the proliferation of digital content and...
Unrelenting increases in the price of college textbooks have prompted the development and adoption o...
Unrelenting increases in the price of college textbooks have prompted the development and adoption o...
There is significant interest among institutions of higher education in the potential of digital tex...
Assigning open textbooks in college and university courses can help students save money on increasin...
Open textbooks, which provide students with electronic access to texts without fees, have been devel...
The high cost of tuition and textbooks can have a negative impact on potential students from lower s...
Open educational resources (OER), including open textbooks, are free, adaptable learning resources. ...
Textbooks have long been an integral learning platform in higher education. As the rising cost of te...
As open textbook initiatives are on the rise, a burgeoning literature has begun exploring student pe...
The textbook industry is in significant flux that is fueled by evolving technologies, increased avai...
Open textbooks have been developed in response to rising commercial textbook costs and copyright con...
This study reports findings from a year-long pilot study during which 991 students in 9 core courses...
Proponents of open educational resources (OER) claim that significant cost savings are possible when...
Textbooks have long been an integral learning platform in higher education. As the rising cost of te...