OER Research

Creating Clarity to Drive More Consistency in Understanding the Benefits and Costs of OER

Informed by institutional, state, and national leaders, this report examines six principles to help define efforts to identify savings and ROI from OER investments. The report offers two frameworks for making those calculations, which can be adapted to local interests and needs.

This report from MHEC and the Southern Regional Educational Board examines how the use of open educational resources, or OER, can make dual enrollment courses more cost-effective and increase college access for more students.