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|OER Policy URL=https://www.lib.k-state.edu/open-textbook | |OER Policy URL=https://www.lib.k-state.edu/open-textbook | ||
|Description="The high cost of commercial print textbooks is a major concern for both students and their parents. The goal of the initiative is to encourage faculty experimentation and innovation in finding new, better, and less costly ways to deliver learning materials to students. Through the initiative, faculty can receive a stipend up to $5,000 to develop or adopt an alternate to a traditional textbook." | |Description="The high cost of commercial print textbooks is a major concern for both students and their parents. The goal of the initiative is to encourage faculty experimentation and innovation in finding new, better, and less costly ways to deliver learning materials to students. Through the initiative, faculty can receive a stipend up to $5,000 to develop or adopt an alternate to a traditional textbook." | ||
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|OER Policy Jurisdiction=Institution - Tertiary | |OER Policy Jurisdiction=Institution - Tertiary | ||
− | |Country=United States of America | + | |Country=United States of America |
|OER Policy Institution=Kansas State University | |OER Policy Institution=Kansas State University | ||
|Tag=open textbooks | |Tag=open textbooks |
Latest revision as of 02:00, 6 December 2015
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Policy Title: US: Kansas: Open Alternative Textbook Initiative - Go to the policy
Author(s): Dr. Andy Bennett, Dr. Brian Lindshield, Beth Turtle
Policy Comments:
Multi-year microgrant program to develop or adopt an open textbook.