CLTCC to announce cost savings from use of open educational resources

Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) in partnership with the Rapides Parish Library will host a press conference on Thursday, Nov. 29 to announce the college’s use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for transferable General Education classes and other first-year classes. The adoption of OER is a college affordability initiative designed to support the selection of no-cost textbooks for various classes and degree programs. These openly licensed learning resources include textbooks, media, videos, articles, and more students can access for FREE. Textbooks and supplies can cost students between $450 and $600 each year. In some situations, when expensive textbooks are required, some students never buy them. https://www.kalb.com/content/news/CLTCC-to-announce-cost-savings-from-use-of-open-educational-resources--501456201.html