Penn State Berks unveils Open Education Resources initiatives | Penn State University

"As part of Penn State University President Barron’s imperative to make educational resources affordable and accessible, Penn State Berks has recently announced new Open Education Resources (OER) initiatives to help decrease costs for students and faculty. Corey J. Wetheringon has been named open and affordable course content coordinator at Penn State Berks, a new position that strengthens the college’s and University’s commitment to expanding OER for the campus community. In this role, Wetherington will be responsible for increasing awareness among students regarding open and affordable content, particularly for lower-cost online and printed textbooks. He will also work with the faculty to explore, fund and implement open content creation."