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Students at Oregon State University discuss how the soaring cost of textbooks affect them and their ability to pay for life's necessities.
Did you know that 61% of Oregon State students say they have not purchased a textbook in the past because it was too expensive?
You can increase students’ opportunity to succeed in your online course by adopting a no-cost textbook — and you can earn a $500 grant in the process.
The Open Educational Resources Unit will provide a $500 department-to-department transfer to Oregon State faculty who elect to start their Ecampus course development or redevelopment one term early. This will enable you to select a free, open educational resource textbook that replaces a commercial textbook in your course.
Ready to dive into your research? Upon filling out the Ecampus course development proposal form, check the box in the open educational resources section indicating you would like an extra term to locate OER. The OERU will reach out to you with further information.
Open educational resources (OER) aim to increase the world’s access to knowledge through open textbooks and reusable digital components. OER at Oregon State is a unit within the Division of Ecampus. OER are for all classes, including on-campus, online, and hybrid. Learn more »