Columbia State Community College has been awarded $60,000 in funding for two Tennessee Board of Regents Open Educational Resources grants, the college announced on Wednesday. Open educational resources are teaching, learning and research materials that permit no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution. With textbook costs negatively impacting student access and a pupils' ability to pursue a course. Educators at Columbia State said the grant will provide a means to transform courses currently using commercially published textbooks.
