Four Standards, One Stone: Open Educational Resources and the 2020 AACSB Accreditation Guidelines

The revised AACSB 2020 Standards inspire the institution of a sophisticated Assurance of Learning program and promote important impact expectations. Open Educational Resources (OER) projects offer a unique opportunity for public institutions to work together to promote both these standards. A collaborative OER project between two public, accredited institutions, produced outcomes supporting several standards in the revised 2020 AACSB Accreditation Guidelines. While access to quality education is a core AACSB value, the impact of OER in business education is understudied. The present research highlights how the benefits of OER flow beyond student satisfaction and access, to include prospects of accreditation success for an institution.