Article synthesizes the results of 16 studies that examine either (1) the influence of OER on student learning outcomes or (2) the perceptions of college students and instructors of OER.
Study results show that there has been a slow but steady growth in OER awareness and use for the past four years: barriers include a lack of awareness of OER and a perceived lack of offerings.
In a survey of 2,039 students from more than 150 different university campuses across the country, 65% of all respondents said that they had decided against buying a textbook because it was expensive.
