Open access textbooks help save students money, keep them in class, officials say - Sydney Mook, Grand Forks Herald

College students spend more than $1,000 on books and supplies every year, according to a recent College Board study, but a program through the North Dakota University System and UND is making those costs a little less daunting. Open educational resources, also known as OER and sometimes referred to as open-access resources, allow students to save money on textbooks through a free online textbook. The number of classes using OERs exclusively across the university system has increased from just nine classes in the fall of 2014 to 240 system-wide courses in the fall of 2017, according to a recent state audit report. https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/4536605-open-access-textbooks-help-save-students-money-keep-them-class-officials-say