David Wiley's second attempt at open online publishing is beginning to help students. According to a press release issued today, "Twenty institutions have partnered with Lumen to offer open content options for high demand, high enrollment courses that serve more than 6,000 students in total. Because these students are no longer required to purchase commercial textbooks or course materials, cost savings are estimated at approximately $700,000." The business plan is to offer additional support for OERs through Candela Learning: "Candela OER Services from Lumen Learning provide technical, pedagogical and other support for Lumen's Open Courses." See also: David Wiley's blog post on the announcement.
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