ABSTRACT

There has been little research into the impact of textbook costs on higher education in the United Kingdom. To better understand textbook use patterns and the issues faced by UK students and educators the UK Open Textbooks Project (2017–2018, http://ukopentextbooks.org/)) conducted quantitative survey research with United Kingdom educators in September 2018. This article reports on the findings of this survey, which focussed on awareness of open educational resources; textbook use and rationale; awareness and use of open textbooks; and open licensing. Results reveal fertile ground for open textbook adoption with potential to support a wide range of open educational practices. The findings indicate strategies for supporting pedagogical innovation and student access through the mainstream adoption of open textbooks.

摘要

在英国，关于教科书成本对高等教育的影响的研究很少。为了更好地理解教科书的使用方式以及英国学生和教育者面临的问题，英国公开课本项目（2017-2018，http：//ukopentextbooks.org/）于2018年9月对英国教育者进行了定量调查研究。本文报道根据本次调查的结果，该调查的重点是对开放教育资源的认识；教科书的使用和原理；认识和使用开放式教科书；和开放许可。结果揭示了采用开放式教科书的沃土，并有可能支持广泛的开放式教育实践。研究结果表明，通过主流采用开放式教科书来支持教学创新和学生获取知识的策略。