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Friday, February 8, 2019
University students saved $177 million in 2018 using OpenStax OER - John Liu, EdScoop
University administrators and faculty are increasingly buying in to the idea of open educational resources — encouraging the adoption of free online textbooks on a course-by-course basis, said David Harris, editor in chief of OpenStax, a Rice University-based publisher. “What we’re seeing is a shift in the market from what we would call individual adoption to institutional-supported adoption and adaption of OER,” Harris told EdScoop. “The institutions are now helping faculty drive affordability for students. That’s a significant change.”
https://edscoop.com/university-students-saved-177-million-in-2018-using-openstax-oer/