Take advantage of our new OER and Textbook Affordability Consultation service.
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Contact the library, and our staff will work with you to find open or low-cost options for your required texts. Give all students a better chance at success with more equitable and accessible options.
Busse Library Hours, 2025 Spring Semester
January 27- May 9
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Monday-Wednesday: 8am-10pm Thursday: 8am-7pm Friday: 8am-4:30pm NOTE: Busse Library is closed on weekends. An MMU ID card is required for access after 5pm. Contact Information: Phone: 319-368-6465 |
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Baran, Evrim. “DeVries, Jordan, Rolfe, and Weller, ‘Mapping the Open Education Landscape: Citation Network Analysis of Historical Open and Distance Education Research.’” In Online Learning Toolbox. Iowa State University Digital Press, 2019.
———. “Hilton, ‘Open Educational Resources, Student Efficacy, and User Perceptions: A Synthesis of Research Published between 2015 and 2018.’” In Online Learning Toolbox. Iowa State University Digital Press, 2019.
Clinton, Virginia, and Shafiq Khan. “Efficacy of Open Textbook Adoption on Learning Performance and Course Withdrawal Rates: A Meta-Analysis.” AERA Open 5, no. 3 (July 1, 2019): 2332858419872212.
Colvard, Nicholas B, C Edward Watson, and Hyojin Park. “The Impact of Open Educational Resources on Various Student Success Metrics.” International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 30, no. 2 (2018): 262–76.
Feldstein, Andrew, Mirta Martin, Amy Hudson, Kiara Warren, John Hilton, and David Wiley. “Open Textbooks and Increased Student Access and Outcomes.” European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2012.
Hilton, John. “Open Educational Resources and College Textbook Choices: A Review of Research on Efficacy and Perceptions.” Educational Technology Research and Development 64, no. 4 (August 1, 2016): 573–90.
“Largest-Ever Study of Impact of Open Educational Resources in College Reveals Benefits of Introducing OER Courses on a Broad Scale | Achieving the Dream.” Accessed July 31, 2020.
Martin, Michael Troy, Olga Maria Belikov, John Hilton Iii, David Wiley, and Lane Fischer. “Analysis of Student and Faculty Perceptions of TextbookCosts in Higher Education.” Open Praxis 9, no. 1 (March 31, 2017): 79–91. 
Wiley, David, Linda Williams, Daniel DeMarte, and John Hilton. “The Tidewater Z-Degree and the INTRO Model for Sustaining OER Adoption.” Education Policy Analysis Archives 24, no. 0 (March 28, 2016): 41.
Our OER LibGuide is based on one shared by Loras College Library,.which was, in turn, adapted from Lansing Community College (LCC) Library Research Guide on Open Educational Resources (OER) by Regina Gong.