Provincial government pledges $3.26 million towards open educational resources - Emma Livingstone, the Ubessey

On April 17 at the 2019 Cascadia Open Education Summit, the provincial government announced $3.26 million in funding for open educational resources (OERs), including the development of no-cost, open-access textbooks. The funding will go towards The Open Textbook project, managed by BCcampus, to support the development and use of OERs in BC post-secondary institutions. “Open textbooks can be a major game changer for students because they reduce the burden of debt that students accumulate during their studies,” said Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training Melanie Mark. https://www.ubyssey.ca/news/provincial-government-funds-oers/?ref=frontpage