Free, online textbooks coming for skills training | BC Newsroom

"Twenty open textbooks will be developed for skills training and technical post-secondary subject areas. These 20 open textbooks are in addition to the open, online textbooks already being developed for 40 high enrolment first- and second-year subject areas ... One year ago, the B.C. government announced an intention to become the first province in Canada to offer students free online open textbooks. Fifteen open textbooks in subject areas ranging from math and chemistry to marketing, psychology and business have been peer reviewed and are available free online for students and instructors, with more under development.  When fully implemented, about 200,000 students each year could benefit from B.C.'s open textbooks.  The open textbook project is being co-ordinated on government's behalf by BCcampus, a publicly funded organization that aims to make higher education available to everyone, through the smart use of collaborative information technology services. For more information on the B.C. open textbook project, visit: http://open.bccampus.ca"