Open textbooks offer affordable alternative, student interest group says
Oklahoma State University zoology professor Stanley Fox said textbooks cost so much, he has considered not using them.
The average student spends close to $900 a year on books, according to a recent study by Student Public Interest Research Groups, a national coalition. The group is leading a campaign to encourage professors to consider adopting open-source textbooks.
Open textbooks are available for free onli...
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