California adopted a law to create a free digital library of college textbooks
The California Governor has signed two bills: the creation of the California Free Digital Library (California Digital Open Source Library) with free textbooks (licensed under CC BY), which will be used in the fifty most popular courses at colleges, and the creation of the California Council of Free Educational Resources ( California Open Education Resources Council) which will be engaged in the selection of materials for textbooks and their improvement. This council will consist of faculty members from the University of California, California State University, as well as municipal biennial colleges (community colleges).
According to an audit conducted in 2008, the average cost of textbooks for US colleges for the year was $ 1,260. According to statistics, the increase in prices for textbooks is four times higher than inflation, and according to one survey, 7 out of 10 students did not buy books required by the curriculum because of their cost. For biennial colleges, textbook fees can be up to 75% of all student expenses for tuition.
The digital library will provide free access to textbooks produced under this program, and the CC BY license will allow you to freely modify and adapt material from them.
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According to an audit conducted in 2008, the average cost of textbooks for US colleges for the year was $ 1,260. According to statistics, the increase in prices for textbooks is four times higher than inflation, and according to one survey, 7 out of 10 students did not buy books required by the curriculum because of their cost. For biennial colleges, textbook fees can be up to 75% of all student expenses for tuition.
The digital library will provide free access to textbooks produced under this program, and the CC BY license will allow you to freely modify and adapt material from them.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/152759/
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