OER Degrees Network of Open Orgs’ Collaborative Project:

OER Degrees Network of Open Orgs’ Collaborative Project: Case studies that demonstrate the success of Open Educational Resources Author: TJ Bliss Idaho State Board of Education Name of the initiative OER Degrees Categorization of impact (access to Access to education education/ learner outcomes/ costs/ Costs continuous professional development) Partners • Achieving the Dream • Community and state. [...] The Gates Foundation and Ascendium provided an additional US$1.5 million to support research of the academic and economic impacts of the initiative. [...] Since 2017, the state of New York, US, has provided US$8 million per year to the City University of New York (CUNY) and State University of New York systems to support OER efforts, including the development of OER Degrees. [...] Evidence of impact There are several reports that describe the evidence of impact of OER Degrees: ● A 2020 Report from Achieving the Dream provides the most robust and generalizable evidence of impact for OER Degrees in the US community college context.5 ● A 2020 report from the California Community College Chancellor’s Office to the California legislature provides evidence of impact for the US$5. [...] Lessons learned and practices that made a difference Lessons from CCCOER Case Studies13 including ATD’s OER Degree initiative and the California Zero Textbook Cost Degree programme Create a cross-functional team: As the planning and implementation of an OER Degree touches many departments beyond instruction, library, and the bookstore; a cross-functional team ensures effective decision-making, dev.