OER at MCC

What does OER mean to our students?

In 2020, we asked our students what OER meant to them. Here's what they had to say:

Where are we right now?

Middlesex Community College has been gathering information regarding it's progress toward OER. In an initial survey completed by faculty, it was reported that 20% percent of MCC courses were NoLo. The NoLo designation includes courses with required materials (textbooks, assigned reading, manuals, etc.) costing students nothing (no-cost) or less than $40 (low-cost).

MCC is 10% NoLo

For the following semester (Spring 2020), the data showed that 10% of available course sections could be classified as NoLo and were given the appropriate marking within the Course Catalog so that students could be financially informed as they plan their college experience and pathway toward academic success. This is an excellent start for just setting out on our journey for supporting more students with OER.

Please hover your mouse over and scroll through the docuement below (or click the arrow in the top right of the docuement) to view our most recent data on NoLo at MCC, as well as the potential for Z-Degrees and specific pathways at Middlesex Community Collge.

OER Mythbusting

OER Mythbusting is one of SPARC's most popular resources and is a phenomenal document to learn more about the misconceptions and details about OER.

Learn More with SPARC

Learn more about OER with the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC).

• Connect OER: Join our platform to share and discover information about OER activities across North America, and read our annual report.

• OER State Policy Resources: Check out our OER State Policy Tracker for the latest developments, or download the OER State Policy Playbook.

• OER Digest: SPARC co-authors this bi-weekly newsletter for open education updates, opportunities, and reminders.

• OER Mythbusting: Collaboratively developed resource dispelling the most common OER myths.

Concept Review

You’ll notice that this module contains many external links to additional readings on the impact and benefits of OER. Take the time to read these resources to explore further the concepts and points presented in this module. There is no quiz at the end of this module; your activity is to explore the supplemental reading.

Attributions

"OER Mythbusting", a document by SPARC which is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License CC BY 2020.

"Open Education", a page by SPARC which is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License CC BY 2020.