A sustainable model for OpenCourseWare development
| Published | June 2011 |
| Journal | Educational Technology Research and Development Volume 59, Issue 3, Pages 369 - 382 |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Country | United States, North America |
ABSTRACT
The purposes of this study were to (a) determine the cost of converting BYU Independent Study's e-learning courses into OpenCourseWare, (b) assess the impact of opening those courses on paid enrollment in the credit-bearing versions of the courses, and (c) use these data to judge whether or not an OpenCourseWare program could be financially self-sustaining over the long-term without grant monies or other subsidies. The findings strongly suggest that the BYU Independent Study model of publishing OpenCourseWare is financially self-sustaining, allowing the institution to provide a significant public good while generating new revenue and meeting its ongoing financial obligations.| Keywords | OER cost · OER development · Open Educational Resources · OpenCourseWare · sustainability |
| Published at | 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013 USA |
| Language | en |
| ISSN | 1556-6501 |
| Accession number | WOS:000290173000004 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11423-010-9160-7 |
| URL | http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6143002&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee.org%2Fiel5%2F6129459%2F6142695%2F06143002.pdf%3Farnumber%3D6143002 |
| Other information | Education Tech Research Dev |
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