Seeking Alternatives to High-Cost Textbooks: Six Years of The Open Education Initiative at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

Authors

Jeremy Smith, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow

Publication Date

2018

Journal or Book Title

OER: A Field Guide for Academic Librarians

Abstract

Smith outlines the growth OER initiatives at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. With a focus on improvisation, developing partnerships and transitioning from textbook affordability to true open education, Smith details grant funding opportunities offered through U. Mass. Amherst while wrestling with the questions of what exactly libraries support when they support “open education” and how can that support be provided sustainably.

ISBN

9781945398797

Comments

See https://commons.pacificu.edu/pup/3/ for complete Field Guide

Pages

333-350

License

UMass Amherst Open Access Policy

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Smith, Jeremy, "Seeking Alternatives to High-Cost Textbooks: Six Years of The Open Education Initiative at the University of Massachusetts Amherst" (2018). OER: A Field Guide for Academic Librarians. 71.
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