What if there was a way to reduce college textbook costs to zero? While taking a course, what if you and your peers could legally add content to the textbook and share this new version? And what if I told you this same resource can help students escape the effects of intergenerational poverty? Come experience and contribute to this impactful educational movement by taking IP&T 531: Intro to Open Education! Spoiler alert: it’s a mixed bag. Most people would equate “open” with “free”, which can mean “gratis”— “no-cost”, but free can also mean “libre”—“freedom”. While an open educational resource is free of cost, “open” is more about what you can do with educational resources based on which open license an author uses. This “free-ing” aspect means you could revise, remix, and redistribute personalized content for your audience.
