OER Digest- January 21, 2021

From Cailyn Nagle (PIRG) | Volume 121 | January 21st, 2021

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OPEN TEXTBOOK PILOT WINNERS ANNOUNCED: The U.S. Department of Education announced their fourth round of grants to support open textbook creation and adoption. The federal Open Textbook Pilot grant program continues to save students across the country millions and with the changes to the program, this year is set up to have the largest impact yet. Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Pilot- Read more “OER Digest- January 21, 2021” →

OER Digest – January 7th, 2021

From Bilan Jama (CC USA)  | Volume 120 | January 7th, 2021

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

OPEN TEXTBOOK PILOT: Just before the end of the year, the U.S. Congress passed a comprehensive spending package that included renewal funding for the Open Textbook Pilot grant program for a fourth year! Congress matched last year’s investment with another $7 million, which will be awarded to higher education institutions for open textbook projects by September 30th. Under instructions from Congress, the Department of Education is expected to run a new competition following similar terms as the one run in 2020, including a 60 day application period and multiple awards. The renewal brings the total funding to $24 million for since 2018. Meanwhile, the Department has also completed its process for the previous round of funding and is expected to publicly announce the winners of the approximately $6 million in awards soon. Read more “OER Digest – January 7th, 2021” →