Specifically, we will examine and present the findings on whether O.E.R has a positive impact on student’s grades and retention rates.Drug discovery labs have long benefited from automated equipment. The main objective of this paper is to investigate the association between O.E.R and student success using data collected from the O.E.R initiative in engineering departments at City Tech. initiative has been implemented at City Tech across 28 departments, and 116 courses Eight of those departments are engineering departments. Beyond the financial burden, existing research pinpoints a negative impact of lack of textbook access on student’s grades, retention rates, and graduation time.Īs a large four-year public institution, New York City College of Technology - CUNY (City Tech) serves a diverse student body where more than 60% of students are considered as economic disadvantaged. That’s as much as 39% of tuition and fees at a community college and 14% of tuition and fees at a four-year public institution. To students and families already struggling to afford high tuition and fees, spending an additional $1,240 per year on books and supplies can be the breaking point. They are typically openly licensed to allow for re-use and modification by instructors. Open educational resources (O.E.R.) are teaching and learning materials freely available for everyone to use. Open textbooks and open educational resources present a viable alternative to costly publisher course content. This is compounded by the fact that students are facing more barriers to access course content with restricted access to campus resources. price of textbooks has grown significantly and predicted to increase even further. Moreover, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the demand for digital textbooks is surging, and the. The most recent survey data from the College Board indicates a full-time undergraduate can incur at least $1,240 to pay for books and supplies during the 2019-2020 academic year. This paper will look at the background of OER, describe the online materials that the Center for Cardiovascular Research (CCR) developed for open use, and discuss the outcomes and implications for use.īeyond college tuition, the high cost of textbooks and supplies is a challenging addition to higher education expenses. The aim of this Open Educational Resource project was to design and develop a blended learning instructional program to assist online users in developing familiarity with laboratory techniques prior to conducting molecular biology research in an authentic laboratory setting. Online resources are being used in a variety of contexts to supplement instruction and training at higher education institutions. Distributing Open Educational Resources (OER) in the form of freely licensed materials is necessary in order to laterally influence current advances in learning technologies. As technical ingenuity continues to generate new technologies and paths of communication, we must look for opportunities to collaborate, share and extend our educational resources in higher education. The capabilities of new technologies have allowed society to access information and learn virtually anywhere. Every day, new technologies are developed that are changing the when and where we access that information. Recent advances in internet technology have transformed how we gather and share information in today's world and have provided us with a platform to access educational resources and related information on the Internet.