The OER initiative is gaining momentum, as the amount of sections providing open educational resources has almost doubled since this past Spring. This fall there
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Zero cost textbooks available
One program that can help improve student success has been gaining traction, but some faculty don’t know it exists. Open Educational Resources (OER) strives to
OER implemented in courses
Textbook costs continue to rise, affecting student budgets nationwide. The average price of a new textbook increased from $58 in 2011-12 to $80 in 2015-16,
High textbook costs, OER solution
Textbook costs continue to rise, affecting student budgets nationwide. The average price of a new textbook increased from $58 in 2011-12 to $80 in 2015-16,
Education inspection
A 2 percent decrease in enrollment might not seem like a lot, but it is causing administration to reassess the programs and services provided by
State law pushes free textbook initiative
A state law will go into effect in January 2018 that will give students the opportunity to choose classes based on open educational resources (OER),
Aiming to lower book costs through new courses
On average community college students spend $1,390 per year on books and supplies, according to collegeboard.org. To lessen the burden of educational costs, Online Educational
OER courses remain unaddressed
The status of Online Educational Resources (OER) courses that a new professor must take over remains ambiguous in regards to the material used, causing uncertainty
UC transfer application extended
Students next year may receive some financial relief from a new online content program, that would eliminate the need to buy expensive textbooks, was one
Books that Won’t Break the Bank
Picture a world in which the price of hardcover college textbooks was in the tens instead of the hundreds. Now imagine if the textbooks required