Share Paper: From Paper to Digital: Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions with Open Educational Resources

1. Hong Lin, University of Oklahoma, United States

Abstract: Given the upsurge of textbook costs, one textbook alternative is using open educational resources (OER) to replace them completely. While OER unquestionably save students money, the question remains whether the adoption of OER (instructional materials) is aligned with open pedagogy (methods). Using a survey and two student focus groups, this study investigated 46 undergraduate students’ perceptions of using only OER in an introductory course in a large American public university. Results found that students liked textbook cost savings, dynamic and plentiful OER materials, mobile learning, and development of self-directed skills and copyright guidelines. Meanwhile, challenges students experienced include lack of ...