Virginia Tech University Libraries crowdfunding for free materials and cheaper textbooks - WDBJ7

Many people can likely remember how expensive text books are in college, but Virginia Tech is trying to solve that. The University Libraries is running a crowdfunding campaign looking for $10,000. The money would go toward giving Open Education Faculty Initiative Grants to teachers so they can create and more openly licensed materials, or open education resources (OER). OER include no-cost, editable alternatives to traditional textbooks and homework software access codes. http://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Virginia-Tech-University-Libraries-crowdfunding-for-free-materials-and-cheaper-textbooks-479344013.html