UMass Library Open Education Initiative | UMass Amherst Libraries
peter.suber's bookmarks 2021-08-31
Summary:
"The Open Education Initiative at UMass Amherst aims to:
- Encourage the development of alternatives to high-cost textbooks by supporting the adoption, and adaptation of Open Educational Resources (OER) .
- Provide support to faculty to implement these approaches.
- Lower the cost of college for students in order to contribute to their success, retention, and timely graduation.
- Encourage faculty to engage in new pedagogical models for classroom instruction...."