Professor: Open-source textbooks will save students money — The Daily Campus

abernard102@gmail.com 2015-10-11

Summary:

"Students spend hundreds of dollars on textbooks every semester, but a push toward open-source has offered universities free electronic alternatives to make higher education more affordable. With over $21,000 in funding from the Undergraduate Student Government, UConn professor Edward Neth will adapt a free open-source chemistry textbook for introductory chemistry courses in Fall 2016, Neth said.  Last fall USG passed legislation calling for the university to set-up an open-source textbook committee chaired by Vice Provost for Libraries Martha Bedard. This semester, the faculty-run UConn Senate passed a resolution in support of the open-source textbook initiative ..."

Link:

http://dailycampus.com/stories/2015/10/9/professor-open-source-textbooks-will-save-students-money

From feeds:

Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » abernard102@gmail.com

Tags:

oa.new oa.comment oa.students oa.textbooks oa.prices oa.advocacy oa.u.connecticut oa.books

Date tagged:

10/11/2015, 08:06

Date published:

10/11/2015, 04:06