Crossing the Chasm

2019 ◽  
pp. 233-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie R. Bulger ◽  
Alma Correa ◽  
Amertah E. Perman ◽  
Matthew Rivaldi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation Theory ◽  
Community College District ◽  
Higher Education Costs ◽  
The Cost

Due to the ongoing trend of increased higher education costs, state and federal strategies have been implemented in an effort to lower students' cost of college. One such strategy gaining nationwide attention is the implementation of open educational resources (OER) to lower the cost of textbooks. This chapter describes how a higher education institution can support and scale the diffusion of OER adoption by presenting a framework based on Everett Rogers's diffusion of innovation theory, with a focus on engaging the “early majority” in this process to sustain the innovation. The development of the framework and a case study of its implementation and evaluation within a community college district are presented to guide other higher education institutions in the scaling of OER adoption. The chapter also considers influences on the framework that constrain, accelerate, or support OER adoption, and presents implications and recommendations based on lessons learned.

scholarly journals Determining Textbook Cost, Formats, and Licensing with Google Books API: A Case Study from an Open Textbook Project

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-99
Author(s):  
Eamon Costello ◽  
Richard Bolger ◽  
Tiziana Soverino ◽  
Mark Brown
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
North America ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
The Public ◽  
College Course ◽  
The Us ◽  
Google Books ◽  
Retail Prices ◽  
The Cost

The rising cost of textbooks for students has been highlighted as a major concern in higher education, particularly in the US and Canada. Less has been reported, however, about the costs of textbooks outside of North America, including in Europe. We address this gap in the knowledge through a case study of one Irish higher education institution, focusing on the cost, accessibility, and licensing of textbooks. We report here on an investigation of textbook prices drawing from an official college course catalog containing several thousand books. We detail how we sought to determine metadata of these books including: the formats they are available in, whether they are in the public domain, and the retail prices. We explain how we used methods to automatically determine textbook costs using Google Books API and make our code and dataset publicly available. 

Innovative Use of Open Educational Resources in the Higher Education Libraries

2020 ◽  
pp. 179-189
Author(s):  
Prince G. ◽  
Hariharan G.
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Information Requirements ◽  
Parent Institution ◽  
Open Education Resources ◽  
The Cost

Advancement in Science and Technology has made a tremendous impact on library and information centers. It has changed the traditional libraries and information centers into digital libraries, and library services are oriented towards ICT. As an outcome, e-resources are becoming more common among the libraries of higher educational institutions. They have gradually replaced the traditional print resources. Unfortunately, most of the libraries in the higher education sector except reputed institutions are facing a financial crunch situation. These institutions due to the limitation in the budget, find it hard to fulfill the information requirements of its users in the electronic environment. The cost of subscription to electronic resources goes beyond the purchasing capacity of the parent institution. Funding agencies at the institutions adopt consortia-based approach rather than individual institutional funding. In this context, open education resources fulfill the information requirements of the higher education institution. This chapter analyzes these open educational resources.

scholarly journals Employee Retention Factors For South African Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
F. G. Netswera ◽  
E. M. Rankhumise ◽  
T. R. Mavundla
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South African ◽  
Employee Retention ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Retention Factors ◽  
African Higher Education ◽  
The Cost ◽  
South African Higher Education

The success of the most competitive companies throughout the world, including higher education institutions, lies in their highly skilled employees on which these institutions spend millions to retain. Literature reveals the cost of losing best employees to be enormous – beyond monetary quantification. Also worth noting is that the loss of one competent employee to a competitor institution strengthens the competitor’s advantage. This case study analysed human resources turnover data, and interviewed academic managers and employees in order to examine the possible employee retention factors for a higher education institution in South Africa. The findings reveal different institutional interests between institutional managers and employees. The former are concerned more about profits, business sustenance and justification for spending, while the latter are driven by introverted interests such as development, monetary rewards and personal fulfilment.

scholarly journals Determining Textbook Cost, Formats, and Licensing with Google Books API: A Case Study from an Open Textbook Project

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eamon Costello ◽  
Richard Bolger ◽  
Tiziana Soverino ◽  
Mark Brown
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
North America ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
The Public ◽  
College Course ◽  
Google Books ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Retail Prices ◽  
The Cost

The rising cost of textbooks for students has been highlighted as a major concern in higher education, particularly in the USA and Canada. Less has been reported, however, about the costs of textbooks outside of North America, including in Europe. We address this gap in the knowledge through a case study of one Irish higher education institution, focusing on the cost, accessibility, and licensing of textbooks. We report here on an investigation of textbooks prices drawing from an official college course catalog containing several thousand books. We detail how we sought to determine meta-data of these books including: the formats they are available in, whether they are in the public domain and the retail prices. We explain how we used methods to automatically determine textbook costs using Google Books API and make our code and dataset publicly available.

scholarly journals Interdisciplinary bachelor's degree in health: analysis of a new higher education curriculum in Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (42) ◽  
pp. 719-731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Layza Castelo Branco Mendes ◽  
Andrea Caprara
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Higher Education Curriculum ◽  
Intense Process

Brazilian public universities are undergoing an intense process of change in search of solutions to transform themselves into institutions that are more attuned to 21st century social needs. In this regard, the aim of this study was to analyze a new higher education curriculum offered at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA): the Interdisciplinary Bachelor's degree in Healthcare. This was a preliminary qualitative investigation, accomplished as a case study. The methodological tools used include document analysis, open interviews and participant observation. It was seen that the teachers were engaged in the process of putting together a course that promotes training of professionals qualified to undertake social development. It was also noted that the students were themselves proving to be capable of deep critical reflection on social issues. It was therefore concluded that the case studied has provided the results expected by the higher education institution hosting the course.

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