COM Library recently conducted a textbook survey to see where our students stand with being able to afford their textbooks, to see if they’d be willing to use Open educational resources (OER) alternatives and to find out what barriers, if any they might face using web based or online alternatives. The survey was a random sampling of 144 students in COM Library.
If you want to know more about OER try our Open Educational Resources (OER) for Faculty. While it’s aimed at faculty, anyone can use it to find out more about OER.
Almost 30% of students were not able to buy all their textbooks.
About 92% would be willing to use a free eBook or web based guide in lieu of a textbook.
86% face no barriers viewing a free eBooks or web based guide.
Of students that were not willing to use either a free eBook or free web based guide, there was little overlap, meaning most were willing to use one or the other. Only 3 students did not want to use either.
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