College without textbooks | Michigan Radio
abernard102@gmail.com 2014-02-10
Summary:
"The rising cost of college textbooks is leading more students to opt out of purchasing them altogether.
A new report suggests many students are missing out on some educational opportunities by not buying textbooks.
Ethan Senack is a higher education associate with the Public Interest Research Group, which wrote the report.
He says the good news is that students are ready for alternatives to the traditional textbook model.
The report proposes more universities embrace the use of open textbooks, which are faculty written and peer reviewed, but published under an open license, and free for students to read online or download and print ..."