Saskatchewan agrees to open textbook program | News Talk 980 CJME

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Summary:

"Post-secondary students in Saskatchewan could soon have access to some textbooks online for free.   "We were hearing that the costs of textbooks are one of the highest costs that students have to bear when they come to university," Max FineDay, president of the University of Saskatchewan Students Union, said.   The province has provided funding to the two universities and SIAST to attend an open textbook summit in Vancouver this month.   Open textbooks are textbooks that are published under a creative commons licence, so there's no copyright associated with them and they can be put online for students and professors to access at no cost.   'This is a pretty huge, innovative step that we're trying to make happen at the university,' FineDay said.     'Instead of buying a textbook that is $300 that you might only use for that one class or might only use one chapter of, students would be able to access that textbook online for free,' he said ... the province has signed a memorandum of understanding with British Columbia and Alberta to collaborate and develop open educational resources ..."

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http://cjme.com/story/saskatchewan-agrees-open-textbook-program/307402

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Date tagged:

04/10/2014, 08:27

Date published:

04/10/2014, 04:27