Beyond Cost Savings: OER’s Game Changing Effect on Increasing Collaboration and Inspiring Local Initiatives
Abstract
The leadership team of the Massachusetts Community Colleges Go Open project will share the process of how an idea evolved into a successful statewide initiative. As a direct result of this work, 120 faculty from 14 community colleges collaborated to save students $1.2 million in textbook costs this year alone.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Education Systems and Policy
Open Education and E-Learning
Higher Education Learning Practices
Publication details
- Journal / source
- ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
- Publication date
- 5 May 2026
- Language
- EN