This initial evaluation investigated student satisfaction with open educational and free online resources replacing a textbook in a Program Evaluation course for upper-level undergraduate psychology majors. Students in five courses (N = 35) completed the course using open educational and free readings (provided on the learning management system Moodle). Both qualitative and quantitative responses indicated that the majority of students were satisfied with open educational (OER) and free online resources. An analysis of student grades comparing groups who used a traditional textbook versus groups who used OER showed no difference. This evaluation provides an example of an evaluation process for OER and some preliminary support for this particular transition from text to OER and online resources. The article concludes with the limitations of this evaluation and future directions.This preliminary evaluation investigated student satisfaction with open educational (OER) and free online resources replacing a textbook in a Program Evaluation course for upper-level undergraduate psychology majors who took classes in a program for working adult students. Open Educational Resources (OER) are, "high-quality educational materials" that are "freely licensed, remixable learning resources" (William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, 2021, p. 1), and can include textbooks, slides, and videos (Ikahihifo et al., 2017). Transitions from using traditional textbooks to OER require careful planning, awareness of limitations of OER, and evaluation of the process. This article aims to describe a potential evaluation process, including limitations, to consider in early implementation of OER for a specific course. We use the term OER throughout this manuscript, but readers should note that the Program Evaluation course described used both OER and free online resources for educational materials.This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly.
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