HECG BLOG: Open access a new chapter in learning | Campus Morning Mail
lterrat's bookmarks 2017-09-03
Summary:
"Western Sydney University’s free e-text initiative no doubt has been noted by the National Union of Students, which last year launched a campaign to make textbooks cheaper while also calling for the removal of import restrictions on books.
NUS national welfare officer Robby Magyar told The Melbourne Age that some students dropped subjects or changed their degrees because textbooks were so expensive.
Science, maths and economics textbooks could cost $300 to $800 a semester, law students might spend $165 on a single book, while nursing students spend $2000 on textbooks at the start of semester, he said.
In some cases the additional financial pressures may force students to quit their studies and leave university."