Partnering with colleges like CSN, OpenStax provides instructors with non-copywritten materials. McDonough says, “The big thing for students is that – majority of the time – all of this is free. It is online for free; the textbooks are digital.” According to CSN’s website about the OER summit, “To date, the program has resulted in over $20 million in additional student savings from OER. We are glad CSN was chosen for this partnership. This project ties in with the goal of our institution to help our students complete their courses by lowering barriers, such as the cost of textbooks,” says James McCoy, VPAA.
