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Open Touro OER Initiative: Student Savings

This guide provides information about Open Educational Resources for professors, students, and self-learners.

Touro students total savings on textbook costs

Since the Library began promoting OER use in 2018, we have recorded and estimated $895,877.34 in total student savings from OER use. To find out how we estimate savings, see the SPARC article below. 

Determine Your Impact

Curious about how much money you can save your students by switching to OER? Use the calculator below!

Courtesy of eCampus Ontario.

OER in the News

FREE OPEN TEXTBOOKS & OTHER OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES GAIN POPULARITY

In a new Physics Today article, OpenStax founder Richard Baraniuk and others in the education field weigh in on the growth of open educational resources. Baraniuk estimates that the nonprofit’s books have helped save students nearly $2 billion. 

Read the full article here. 

For archived OER in the News posts, see: https://bit.ly/oernews

 

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