LibGuides: Open Educational Resources (OER): The Textbook vs Open Textbooks

A Student's Frank Perspective of College Textbooks

A Student's Frank Perspective on College Textbooks Today

"How Can an Amazing Introductory Chemistry Textbook be Free?"

Webinar featuring David Ball, Professor of Chemistry at Cleveland State University, and Sharon Koch, of FlatWorldKnowledge, a leading publisher of open textbooks.

Reports and Context

White Papers and Reports

Fixing the Broken Textbook Market: How students respond to high textbook costs and demand alternatives
by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund & the Student PIRGs. Published January, 2014
"Opening the Textbook: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2016-2017"
A report by the Babson Survey Research Group at Babson College, presenting results from a survey of 3,000+ U.S. faculty members.
Opening the Curriculum - Open Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education. 2014
by I.Elaine Allen and Jeff Seaman, Babson Survey Research Group. Published October, 2014