Trustees to consider expanding use of digital course material for student savings - Chris Booker, Ohio State University

The Ohio State University is considering a plan to expand the use of digital course material in an effort to cut expenses for students. The university conducted a pilot program this semester called CarmenBooks. All students were offered digital access to course materials directly in Carmen, through Unizin’s Engage eReader software. Ohio State piloted the eReader software during autumn semester 2018 and CarmenBooks this spring. Students were notified of the discounted digital textbook cost during their course registration and paid the associated digital textbook fee as part of their tuition and fees. The university has seen significant results from the pilot: 1,606 students from 12 courses in two colleges participated, resulting in total savings of $217,173. https://news.osu.edu/trustees-to-consider-expanding-use-of-digital-course-material-for-student-savings/