November 17, 2024

Students saved nearly $5M with Penn State’s open educational resources

Author: Ray Schroeder
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Betsy Foresman, edScoop

Penn State announced last week that its initiative to enable access to higher education by lowering the cost of textbooks and other course materials has made serious progress, saving students a combined $4.8 million over the past three years. “Penn State’s novel, combined approach to lowering textbook costs through the use of both freely open and affordable, or low-cost, resources, is gaining notice in higher education nationwide,” Penn State’s Rebecca Miller Waltz said in a press release.

https://edscoop.com/students-save-5-million-penn-states-open-educational-resources-oer/

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