Is Education Open for Business?

Where: Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Confernece Center
1125 Boston Providence Turnpike

Norwood, Massachusetts

When: Monday September 22, 2014
9:00 - 3:15pm

Registration Fee:
NERCOMP Member: $130
 

Event Overview

The National Association of College Stores (NACS) says the average college student will spend $655 on textbooks each year, but with a single textbook easily costing as much as $300, that total can easily be much higher. In fact, the College Board puts the annual cost of books and materials at $1,168. Students at for-profit colleges tend to spend even more. As a result, nearly 60% of all students do not purchase a textbook at some point in time. Open Educational Resources (OER) is an avenue for reducing these costs for our students. You are invited to attend this workshop to learn how your colleagues are using and/or exploring Open Educational Resources to reduce student debt-load and increase Day 1 access to materials at our institutions as well as strategies for gaining academic support. You will also learn of a newly formed regional collaborative that is supporting this effort.

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