Open educational resources may help students with textbook costs

lkfitz's bookmarks 2016-10-15

Summary:

"Some faculty at UBC have been trying to alleviate financial pressures on students by leveraging technologies to help make learning more flexible. According to Loch Brown, a geography professor, open educational resources and open textbooks are a very easy way to do this."

Link:

http://ubyssey.ca/news/open-educational-resources-could-alleviate-financial-burden-of-textbooks-for-students/

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oa.new oa.oer oa.textbooks oa.prices oa.access oa.definitions oa.faculty oa.education oa.geography oa.reuse oa.benefits oa.obstacles oa.infrastructure oa.incentives oa.copyright oa.p&t oa.books

Date tagged:

10/15/2016, 22:36

Date published:

10/15/2016, 18:36