The importance of open education—a fellow’s thoughts | Update

"Since 2012, BC students have saved over three million dollars through the use of open textbooks. Shared with an unrestrictive Creative Commons copyright, these books are free to download, free to share, and even free for the teacher to modify. Three million is a fantastic achievement, yet when weighed against the equivalent of 180,000 full time students in higher education across the province, there is a lot more that can be done. We need to make education more affordable and accessible to all. Open textbooks are a fantastic start."