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Presentation
Open Education Initiative: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Open Education Conference
(2014)
Abstract
Poster for the Open Education Conference 2014 in Washington, DC.
The Open Education Initiative (OEI) began in 2011 as a response to the high cost of textbooks and the burden of student debt as barriers to education and learning. The OEI faculty incentive program provides small grants to faculty for:
- the creation of new teaching materials,
- the use of library subscription materials,
- or the use of existing open (free) information resources to support our students’ learning.
It is widely considered a successful program that builds on existing infrastructure and is scalable across big and small institutions. As of Spring 2014 it has saved students an estimated $1 million in textbook costs.
Keywords
- open education,
- open access,
- mini grants
Disciplines
Publication Date
Fall November 19, 2014
Citation Information
Marilyn Billings and Charlotte Roh. "Open Education Initiative: University of Massachusetts Amherst" Open Education Conference (2014) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/charlotteroh/7/