{"id":2668,"date":"2019-06-15T02:17:16","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T02:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elpsclone.flywheelsites.com\/?p=2668"},"modified":"2024-05-13T16:26:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T20:26:52","slug":"perc-explores-policies-that-promote-course-material-affordability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/elps\/perc-explores-policies-that-promote-course-material-affordability\/","title":{"rendered":"PERC Explores Policies that Promote Course Material Affordability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"e2ma-style\"><a title=\"McGraw-Hill Cengage Merger\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2019-05-03-how-merger-of-two-textbook-giants-could-impact-course-materials\" data-type=\"url\" data-name=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2019-05-03-how-merger-of-two-textbook-giants-could-impact-course-materials\">Mergers of major publishers<\/a> and the ever-rising cost of course materials have catalyzed UT&#8217;s Postsecondary Education Research Center examination of <a title=\"OER Policy Report\" href=\"https:\/\/perc.utk.edu\/reports\/\" data-type=\"url\" data-name=\"Spica's OER Policy Report\">policies\u00a0 that promote course material affordability, namely through the use of Open Educational Resources (OER).<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Hewlett Foundation (hewlett.org) defines Open Educational Resources (OER) as \u201chigh-quality teaching, learning, and research materials that are free for people everywhere to use and repurpose.\u201d In contrast to the restrictive copyright license tied to traditional course materials, authors of OER apply a \u201cCreative Commons\u201d (CC) license to their work that legally enforces free access and sharing. Similar to authors of traditionally copyrighted materials, credit is also given to authors of OER, with the added benefit that others may freely use, build upon, and enhance their work.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"e2ma-style\">The full report and executive summary are <a href=\"https:\/\/perc.utk.edu\/reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">now available on PERC&#8217;s Research Report site<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"e2ma-style\">In addition to the PERC publication, ELPS PhD student and PERC research affiliate Elizabeth Spica recently presented on <a title=\"Institutional Models and Best Practices\" href=\"https:\/\/liveutk-my.sharepoint.com\/:p:\/g\/personal\/spica_vols_utk_edu\/EcOTawE_sVBPh9LQuAzVhnoB0ALRCkuuXHzqWbU8USo-ZA?e=CXyfEa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-type=\"url\" data-name=\"Textbook Models and Practices\">Best Practices and Institutional Models<\/a> in textbook affordability d<\/span>uring the June 2019 <span class=\"e2ma-style\">Textbook Affordability Summit hosted by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission in Nashville, TN<\/span><span class=\"e2ma-style\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mergers of major publishers and the ever-rising cost of course materials have catalyzed UT&#8217;s Postsecondary Education Research Center examination of policies\u00a0 that promote course material affordability, namely through the use of Open Educational Resources (OER). 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