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strategic plan which included outreach and education on OER through an average textbook cost of $100, a common cost
through conference attendance and an internal grant program used in OER that factors in buy-backs and rentals, and a very
to encourage the adoption, curation, creation, and use of OER conservative class size of 20 students per class. The grant has
by faculty. funded 21 OER course development projects.
To accomplish the five-year goal, the following outcomes
were established:
• As a district, join the Community College Consortium
for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER), whose
mission is to expand access to education by promoting
awareness and adoption of open educational resources.
• Create an OER support team/strategic team to carry out
the initiatives of the OER project.
• Determine the current state and build awareness of OER
in MCCCD.
• Create MCCCD OER standards and guidelines for
development and reuse.
• Conduct a pilot project that integrates OER into the
highest enrollment courses and their prerequisite
courses to serve as a model that can be adapted for
other curriculum.
• Develop methodology and conduct ongoing assessment
of effectiveness and impact of the OER Project.
• Support the integration and sustainability of OER across
the curriculum.
OER Savings Progress
Cumulative
Fall 2017
($1,198,000) $10,256,000
Spring 2017
($1,522,000) $9,058,000
Fall 2016
($1,580,000) $7,536,000
Spring 2016
($1,372,000) $5,956,000
Fall 2015
($1,126,000) $4,584,000
Spring 2015
($1,056,000) $3,458,000
Fall 2014
($920,000) $2,402,000
Spring 2014
($818,000) $1,482,00