Downloadable and Free: The Next Generation of College Textbooks Is Here Joseph Williams - TakePart
go to original September 15, 2014

OpenStax developing textbooks that deliver personalized lessons (Rice University)

It’s a hidden cost of higher education, a mandatory expense that can add hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year to a tuition bill and overall student debt.

Despite the best efforts of Congress, on-campus entrepreneurs, and the used-book market, the cost of textbooks continues to spiral, adding as much as $1,200 a year to college costs.

But help for students staggering under the weight of textbooks that can cost $150 apiece - or more - is just a computer click away. At Rice University, a team of computer engineers and educators has created OpenStax, a virtual library of open-source-based, digital tablet–friendly e-textbooks, available for free to students nationwide through an online repository.

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