Open-source textbooks gain in push for college affordability

abernard102@gmail.com 2016-02-13

Summary:

"The standard textbook for Fundamentals of General Chemistry I at the University of Connecticut has a list price of $303. For students who use the version professor Edward Neth is preparing for the fall semester, the cost will be zero. An early adopter of open source textbooks, Neth said he turned to the new technology out of frustration with spiraling prices of commercial textbooks ..."

Link:

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/bff4305baaae4da19b7bc63dc57cc4e5/open-source-textbooks-gain-push-college-affordability

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

Tags:

oa.new oa.comment oa.textbooks oa.students oa.prices oa.books

Date tagged:

02/13/2016, 09:10

Date published:

02/13/2016, 04:10