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Gettysburg College librarians are spearheading efforts to lower out-of-pocket course materials costs for learners by organizing faculty workshops and student surveys. Affordability in higher education remains a great concern for students, particularly when it comes to required course materials. Librarians at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania are broadening efforts to make stakeholders aware of the effects of high textbook prices on students as well as affordable and free options in course mater...

SAN ANTONIO - The Alamo Colleges District has received a $1.96 million grant to expand access to affordable educational resources.The grant was awarded through

Textbooks can be an expensive part of college, but the University of New Mexico has been tapped for a federal grant to establish instructional materials that exist in the public

This workshop will provide an overview of open educational resources (OER) for faculty and instructors and the benefits they offer pedagogical practice,

Why spend money on a hard copy when you can download the PDF for free?

The University of New Mexico College of University Libraries and Learning Services (CULLS) has partnered with the Open Education Network (OEN) to offer an open textbook review workshop for faculty at UNM main campus. The first Open Textbook Review...

A press release about my latest book, now available for free: The Bible and Music. PALSave Textbook Creation Grant program releases first open textbook,

The UMass Amherst Libraries are pleased to announce the publication of a new open textbook, “ Radical Social Theory: An Appraisal, a Critique, and an Overcoming .” The text was written by Graciela Monteagudo, professor and associate director of the Social Thought and Political Economy Program (STPEC), and Aaron McBryar ’18, lectur

Posted by Angela Brcka for University Libraries The University Libraries invites faculty and instructors to attend the Open Education Resources Online Symposium. The symposium will feature opening remarks by Dr. Jennifer Bott, WMU provost and vice president of academic affairs, keynote speaker Karen Lauritsen, Open Education Network publishing director, and a panel of WMU faculty and instructors who have adopted Open Education Resources (OER) in their courses. Learn about using, adapt...

TROY, N.Y. — Students interested in adding another class to their Spring semester schedule at Hudson Valley Community College now have an added incentive: free textbooks. The college will cover the cost of textbooks for all students interested in taking an eight-week Sprint class from March 22 through May 11, 2021. Sprint classes provide complete course content on a condensed schedule, and more than 70 courses will be offered in the upcoming eight-week session. Subject areas include: Accou...