Presentation
Seeking Alternatives to High-cost Textbooks: A Case Study of the UMass Amherst Open Education Initiative
University of Rhode Island
(2016)
Abstract
Since spring 2011, UMass has provided grants to faculty for using existing free or low-cost information resources in their courses. The program has generated over $1.3 million in student savings. Ms. Billings is an alumna of URI's Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. She heads the UMass Office of Scholarly Communication and is a recognized leader in the scholarly communication field.
Keywords
- open education
Disciplines
Publication Date
December 7, 2016
Location
Kingston, RI
Citation Information
Marilyn S Billings. "Seeking Alternatives to High-cost Textbooks: A Case Study of the UMass Amherst Open Education Initiative" University of Rhode Island (2016) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/marilyn_billings/76/
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