Open Access Textbooks in a Professional Communication Classroom: A Pilot Study
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| author | Sherena Huntsman Avery C. Edenfield Erin L. Davis |
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| contents | Open Access Textbooks in a Professional Communication Classroom: A Pilot Study Sherena Huntsman Avery C. Edenfield Erin L. Davis Textbooks Open Educational Resources Communications Student Attitudes Educational Change Curriculum Development Educational Innovation Grades (Scholastic) Course Descriptions Library Role Pilot Projects Undergraduate Students Costs Reading Habits Access to Education Student Experience State Universities In this paper, we share our findings from a curricular innovation project: a small pilot study replacing a conventional professional communication textbook with an open access book. Results showed that students received the change favorably, and a final grade comparison showed no variation between similar courses that used conventional books and those that used open access books. While more research is needed, this study demonstrates the promise of open access books and open educational resources (OER), and that further study is needed in this area. |
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| spellingShingle | Open Access Textbooks in a Professional Communication Classroom: A Pilot Study Sherena Huntsman Avery C. Edenfield Erin L. Davis Textbooks Open Educational Resources Communications Student Attitudes Educational Change Curriculum Development Educational Innovation Grades (Scholastic) Course Descriptions Library Role Pilot Projects Undergraduate Students Costs Reading Habits Access to Education Student Experience State Universities Open Access Textbooks in a Professional Communication Classroom: A Pilot Study Sherena Huntsman Avery C. Edenfield Erin L. Davis Textbooks Open Educational Resources Communications Student Attitudes Educational Change Curriculum Development Educational Innovation Grades (Scholastic) Course Descriptions Library Role Pilot Projects Undergraduate Students Costs Reading Habits Access to Education Student Experience State Universities In this paper, we share our findings from a curricular innovation project: a small pilot study replacing a conventional professional communication textbook with an open access book. Results showed that students received the change favorably, and a final grade comparison showed no variation between similar courses that used conventional books and those that used open access books. While more research is needed, this study demonstrates the promise of open access books and open educational resources (OER), and that further study is needed in this area. |
| title | Open Access Textbooks in a Professional Communication Classroom: A Pilot Study |
| topic | Textbooks Open Educational Resources Communications Student Attitudes Educational Change Curriculum Development Educational Innovation Grades (Scholastic) Course Descriptions Library Role Pilot Projects Undergraduate Students Costs Reading Habits Access to Education Student Experience State Universities |
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