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Camosun students save over $115,000 since 2012 with free open textbooks

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Students at Camosun College have saved over $115,000 since 2012 through the use of open textbooks, according to the province.

More than 160 open textbooks are currently available online for free through the Open Textbook Project, ranging from the most popular first and second year areas such as math and business, to skills and technical subjects such as trades foundation courses and adult upgrading. More than 190 faculty members at 24 public post-secondary institutions in B.C. are currently participating in the project.

The program offers instructors the flexibility to adapt and customize digital course materials for students, making course information more relevant and accessible. In addition, 23 of the trades books are also available for download as free audiobooks, which helps students who face barriers to education such as physical or learning disabilities.

The B.C. Open Textbook Project is the first government-sponsored initiative of its kind in Canada, and it has saved up to $2 million for more than 17,000 B.C. public post-secondary students since it was first announced in 2012.

The B.C. government kick-started the Open Textbook Project with BCcampus in 2012 by providing $1 million in funding for open textbooks in the most highly enrolled first- and second-year academic subjects.

In 2013, government made a platform commitment and provided further funding of $1 million to develop 20 additional open texts in skills and technical subjects.

 

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