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A sustainable model for OpenCourseWare development

2010; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 59; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s11423-010-9160-7

1556-6501

Justin Johansen, David Wiley,

Open Education and E-Learning

The purposes of this study were to (a) determine the cost of converting BYU Independent Study’s e-learning courses into OpenCourseWare, (b) assess the impact of opening those courses on paid enrollment in the credit-bearing versions of the courses, and (c) use these data to judge whether or not an OpenCourseWare program could be financially self-sustaining over the long-term without grant monies or other subsidies. The findings strongly suggest that the BYU Independent Study model of publishing OpenCourseWare is financially self-sustaining, allowing the institution to provide a significant public good while generating new revenue and meeting its ongoing financial obligations.