WCCO , Minneapolis - A new initiative at Bethel Univesity is working to reduce student costs by ditching textbooks. Funded by a two-year Strategic Growth Award grant from the Bethel University Foundation, the Zero Cost Course Resources Initiative eliminates expensive textbooks and replaces them with free online resources.
The school currently has a few programs that are completely zero cost and others that are reduced cost. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the cost of college textbooks increased by 88% from 2006 to 2016. Bethel University estimates the initiative will save students approximately $1,300 per year in textbook costs.
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Has anyone bothered to read the studies that conclude that reading online wears out the consumer of information a whole lot faster than when they read the same content in print? Sure, you can replace print with online resources. Do not expect persons to be able to learn as fast as they did before. Also, they tend to skim more, which indicates that less information is absorbed. For every decision there are consequences. Just because we can, does not mean we should.
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