Open Educational Resources (OER) - Umass Dartmouth

Key Benefits of OER:

1. Increased Retention (Zao, Satyanarayana, and Cooney 2020)
2. Recruitment/Enrollment opportunity
3. Improved Student Performance (Colvard, Watson, et al. 2018)
4. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Lapum, Bailey, et al 2022)
5. Affordability (NBC's review of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data)
6. Faculty can customize course materials to their preferences and needs of the course (see permissions of Creative Commons Licenses)
7. Students maintain access to their materials beyond the class

https://www.umassd.edu/faculty/heoa-textbook/oer-resources/