Low and No Cost Textbooks - OER

In an effort to keep the cost of attending college down, Reynolds is exploring options that provide students with textbooks and other materials that are:

• No Cost - Free, legally obtained, and still meet a high academic standard. Open Educational Resources, OER, are available from day one of class, free to access before & after the term & customizable.
  
  Look for this note: This section does not require the purchase of a textbook or additional course materials.

• Low Cost - Sometimes faculty can find course materials that cost less than $40 called LT40.
  
  Look for this note: All materials for this course (ie. textbooks, handouts, lab manuals, etc.) have a combined cost of less than $40 per student.

Keep in mind that OER, or Open Educational Resources, are openly licensed learning materials that anyone can use, share, edit & distribute. These resources are produced under the Creative Commons licenses, which mean the authors have made their resources available to the public for free! Below is a list of known courses using free or low cost materials.

List of Reynolds Courses Using No/Low Cost Text Materials.

*Denotes Low-Cost Textbook (under $40)

Note: Not all courses are offered every semester in every format.