Tag: OpenStax

Rice University’s Open Resources Program Welcomes New Cohort of Universities

A dozen new colleges and universities will join in on Rice University’s educational technology initiative OpenStax, which helps provide open educational resources, textbooks and technologies to universities. “This OpenStax program has helped over 70 colleges and universities expand the use of open educational resources on their campuses, saving their students money and putting more flexible […]

June 3, 2021

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Textbook Costs Drop as Nearly Half of Colleges Use OpenStax

OpenStax, an online digital-resource service created by Rice University in 2012, has surpassed its goal of saving students $500 million in textbook costs by 2020 as usage rises and average textbook costs drop for the first time in 50 years.

August 6, 2018

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San Jacinto College Students Get Free Online Textbooks and ‘Aid Like a Paycheck’

As a contender for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, San Jacinto College’s efforts around student success have gone beyond the traditional means of access, affordability and completion to offering two programs that have helped reduce student loan default rates and increase student retention each semester.

June 28, 2018

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Community College League Touts Connections and Partnerships

Community colleges, along with other education-supporting organizations,are support student success with tools that encourage students to get involved in groups in school and in surrounding communities., say conference attendees.

March 20, 2018

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