University of Alberta Advocacy group pushing for open access educational resources - Andrew McWhinney, the Gateway

A group on campus is trying to create a world where paying for textbooks is a thing of the past. The open educational research advocacy group’s goal is to spread awareness of open educational resources (OERs) on campus. OERs are teaching materials that are freely available and published with an open license, which means they can be reused, revised, remixed, retained, and redistributed at no cost. For instructors, this means they can pick and choose elements from various places in order to create a completely customized course as opposed to relying on a textbook. https://www.thegatewayonline.ca/2018/03/grp-for-open-access-ed-resour/