ucdavis.edu

$4M More for Professor’s Open Education Platform

Delmar Larsen’s LibreTexts adds ADAPT homework system ADAPT seeks to decouple homework from pricey textbooks System starts with chemistry, will move to other disciplines A $4 million award from the ...
ucdavis.edu

Grant to Expand Free STEM Textbook Project

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $4.9 million to the LibreTexts consortium, led by UC Davis, to expand its library of free online STEM textbooks and educational resources. (Getty Images) A ...
C&EN

Open-access chemistry textbooks gain popularity

For years, people have complained about the cost of college textbooks. And science textbooks are some of the most expensive. The list prices for hardcover versions from sellers like Amazon are ...
Inside Higher Ed

Single Project Earns Federal OER Pilot Grant

The federal government will award the entire $4.9 million of the first round of its OER funding pilot to a STEM-focused open textbook project out of the University of California, Davis, the Department ...