Mary Jo Orzech
Librarian,
SUNY, The College at Brockport
Open Textbooks and Open SUNY Textbooks: Cooperative Strategies for Reducing the Cost of Textbooks
Wednesday, October 01, 2014 | 2:30PM–3:20PM | Meeting Room W307A/B
Session Type:
Professional Development
Innovative solutions are needed to reduce the cost of higher education. The Open SUNY Textbook program, an IITG grant project, demonstrated that faculty and libraries can publish high-quality open textbooks. In the connected age, libraries are poised to support faculty in the transformation of teaching and learning by providing publishing services.
OUTCOMES: Learn about open textbooks and publishing models that support their production * Learn how to adapt strategies for open textbooks and OER production * Understand why open textbooks and OER are key transformation strategies
