Friday, February 7, 2020

Textbook costs can bust college students’ budgets. Colorado professors are turning the page with free resources. - Erica Breunlin, Colorado Sun

The rise of open educational resources at Colorado college campuses has helped shave costs for students. Red Rocks Community College is leading the pack, developing degree paths that require few textbooks.  Red Rocks has embraced OER materials so thoroughly that by the end of the spring semester, students will be able to complete an associate’s degree with 95% of their classes using free resources, Library Director Karen Neville said.
https://coloradosun.com/2020/01/28/colorado-textbook-costs-professors-free-resources/