Abstract

Open Educational Resources (OER) are revolutionizing the delivery and access of learning in higher education around the world. This, in part, is in response to the outcry from students. That is– one of the main concerns that students have when attending higher education is the increasing cost of textbooks. Additionally, faculty want students to engage in high-quality learning materials, which has added to and possibly accelerated the use of OER(s) in higher education. Much of the prior research has focused on the faculty perception of these advances within the classroom, but fewer have focused on how students perceive their value. To this end, this paper examines students' perceptions of using an OER in an introductory criminal justice course over the course of one year. Using qualitative coding methodology, we found two core themes across these student perceptions - Accessibility and Relief. Results are discussed.

摘要

开放教育资源 (OER) 正在彻底改变全球高等教育中学习的交付和获取方式。这在一定程度上是为了回应学生的强烈抗议。也就是说，学生在接受高等教育时的主要担忧之一是教科书的成本增加。此外，教师希望学生参与高质量的学习材料，这增加并可能加速了开放式教育资源在高等教育中的使用。之前的大部分研究都集中在教师对课堂上这些进步的看法上，但很少有人关注学生如何看待他们的价值。为此，本文考察了学生在一年的刑事司法入门课程中使用 OER 的看法。使用定性编码方法，我们在这些学生的看法中发现了两个核心主题——可访问性和缓解。结果进行了讨论。