February 28, 2017

1. Open Textbooks
Access, Affordability, and Academic Success
Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
@thatpsychprof
By David Ernst. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

2. “…higher education
shall be equally
accessible to all”

3. The cost barrier kept
2.4 million
low and moderate-income college-qualified high
school graduates from completing college in the
previous decade.
The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED529499.pdf

4. $2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
$10,000
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
US Higher Education Funding - $/FTE
State Funding Tuition Revenue
http://www.sheeo.org

5. $3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Ohio Higher Education Funding - $/FTE
State Funding Tuition Revenue
http://www.sheeo.org

6. 0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Hours@MinimumWage Hours of Work Required to Afford Tuition
(University of Minnesota)

7. The average borrower owes more than
$28,950
in student loans (class of 2015).
http://ticas.org/posd/map-state-data-2015
Youngstown State University = $30,735

8. $400
$500
$600
$700
$800
$900
$1,000
$1,100
$1,200
$1,300
$1,400
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
$Billions
US Debt
Consumer Revolving Credit Student Loan Debt
Federal Reserve http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/Current/

9. What can we do?
• Tuition and Fees
• Room and Board
• Books and Supplies
• Personal Expenses
• Transportation

10. What can we do?
• Tuition and Fees
• Room and Board
• Books and Supplies
• Personal Expenses
• Transportation

11. 0%
100%
200%
300%
400%
500%
600%
700%
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Increase in Textbook Prices
Textbooks CPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/cpi/

12. http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/freshman-year/college-textbook-prices-have-risen-812-percent-1978-n399926

13. The average student should budget
$1,230 - $1,390
for textbooks and course materials in 2016-17.
https://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-estimated-undergraduate-budgets-2016-17
https://financialaid.rutgers.edu/cost-of-attendance/rutgers/
Youngstown State University = $1,100

14. What do you think about the cost of textbooks?

15. Coping with the Cost
• Purchase an older edition of the textbook
• Delay purchasing the textbook
• Never purchase the textbook
• Share the textbook with other students

16. –U of MN Student
"I figured French hadn't changed that
much.”

17. 59%
of students report that they have had to wait for
their financial aid check to purchase textbooks.
Unpublished Minnesota State University Student Association survey

18. Have you ever delayed purchasing a textbook because of cost?

19. 7/10
students surveyed hadn’t bought a required
textbook due to cost.
http://www.slideshare.net/txtbks/open-education-and-solving-the-textbook-cost-crisis

20. 2012 2016
63.6% 66.5% Not purchase the required textbook
49.2% 47.6% Take fewer courses
45.1% 45.5% Not register for a specific course
33.9% 37.6% Earn a poor grade
26.7% 26.1% Drop a course
17.0% 19.8% Fail a course
In your academic career, has the cost of
required textbooks caused you to:
http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/pdf/2012_Florida_Student_Textbook_Survey.pdf

25. Other models…

29. Where does the funding come from?
Universities (SUNY, Umass Amherst,
Portland State, …)
Foundations (Hewlett, Gates, …)
Governments (state, federal)
Institutional Consortia (CALI)

37. All Rights
Reserved
Some Rights
Reserved

40. Plus…

41. With Creative Commons licenses, you
are free to…
Copy Mix
Share Keep
Edit Use

47. open.umn.edu

48. All books in the Open Textbook Library:
1. Must have an open license.
2. Must be a complete textbook (no chapters or partial textbooks).
3. Must be available as a portable file (e.g. PDF, ePub).
4. Must be currently in use at multiple higher education
institutions, or affiliated with a higher education institution,
scholarly society, or professional organization.
Open Textbook Library 48

49. • 351 textbooks
• 52% have been reviewed by faculty at OTN schools (854 reviews)
• 1M+ visits from every country in the world
• Books produced at Rice University, SUNY, University of Texas at
Austin, NOBA, University of Minnesota, Portland State, Grand
Valley State, …
Open Textbook Library 49

50. 0 1 8 8
30
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399
0
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1.0-1.5 1.5-2.0 2.0-2.5 2.5-3.0 3.0-3.5 3.5-4.0 4.0-4.5 4.5-5.0
Reviews
Ratings
Open Textbook Reviews

51. 13 Peer Reviewed Studies of Efficacy
http://openedgroup.org/

52. 119,720 Students
http://openedgroup.org/

53. 95% Same or Better Outcomes
http://openedgroup.org/

54. 12 Peer Reviewed Studies of
Perceptions of OER Quality
http://openedgroup.org/

55. 5,201 Professors and Students
http://openedgroup.org/

56. 50%
Same35%
Better
15%
Worse
http://openedgroup.org/

57. Introductory, algebra-based, two-semester
college physics
1272 pages
Available in
PDF
ePub
Print
Web
Bookshare (accessible)
Instructor solution manual
Powerpoint slides

58. Examples of Customizing

65. PM4ID

66. What can we do?

67. What can we do?
• Take a look!
• Write a review!
• Adopt if a book meets the needs of you and your
students
• Raise awareness - talk with colleagues in your
program and department

68. Writing a Review
Is there is a textbook in the Open Textbook Library that
fits your class and/or expertise?
Stipend will be paid for:
1. attending this workshop, and
2. reviewing a textbook in the Open Textbook Library

69. Writing a Review
1. You will receive an email with a link to the online
review form
2. Complete a concise review by April 14, 2017
3. The review will be posted on the Open Textbook
Library under an open license
4. Stipend will be paid

70. Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D.
rajiv@kpu.ca
@thatpsychprof
Slides: http://slideshare.net/thatpsychprof
Open Textbook Library: open.umn.edu
By David Ernst. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.