Professors Worry About the Cost of Textbooks, but Free Alternatives Pose Their Own Problems - By Beth McMurtrie, Chronicle of Higher Ed

When it comes to textbooks, faculty members have a lot of feelings. Many of them negative. But their thoughts on digital coursework and openly licensed materials aren't any less conflicted. These opinions, found in "Freeing the Textbook: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2018," a survey of more than 4,000 faculty members and department chairs released Wednesday, paint a complex picture of a fast-changing landscape, one in which instructors and students have more options about course materials than ever before, yet the best path forward remains unclear. https://www.chronicle.com/article/Professors-Worry-About-the/245435