FIU Online spearheads launch of statewide affordable textbook initiative - Isabel Gamarra, FIU

FIU Online has spearheaded the launch of a statewide initiative that keeps the costs of textbooks and materials under $60 per course. Affordability Counts is a faculty-driven program in which professors commit to keeping the cost of materials for their courses at an affordable price. FIU Online, which piloted the initiative, recently launched an online platform that is being adopted by universities across the state of Florida. https://news.fiu.edu/2019/03/fiu-online-spearheads-launch-of-statewide-affordable-textbook-initiative/131371