Open Textbooks Access, Affordability, and Academic Success The Open University, 9 January 2018 Beck Pitt, IET/LTI: @BeckPitt Rob Farrow, IET/LTI: @philosopher1978 By David Ernst and modified by Beck Pitt & Vivien Rolfe as part of the UK Open Textbooks project. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .
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By David Ernst and modified by Beck Pitt & Vivien Rolfe as part of the UK Open Textbooks project. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
“Due to caring responsibilities at home, most of my study is done at home in the evening, when my children are in bed. Therefore I cannot use the university library to study.”
“Material changes every year so it’s difficult to find useful second hand copies.”
“There are more recommended reading books than I can afford to buy or have time to read.”
“They are extremely useful, but expensive considering the fact that we pay £9000 tuition fees.”
“When 6 subjects have 5-10 books on the ‘suggested reading’ list, it becomes impossible to obtain all of them.”
“Text books are ridiculously priced. They are aimed at students but are completely out of their price range. £100 for one book!”
Quotes from UWE Students
Rolfe, V. Could open textbooks improve the experience of all students?
Open Textbook Library: open.umn.eduUK Open Textbook Project: http://ukopentextbooks.org
By David Ernst and modified by Beck Pitt & Vivien Rolfe as part of the UK Open Textbooks project. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.