But what do the students think: Results of the CUNY cross-campus zero-textbook cost student survey
Brandle, Shawna · Katz, Stacy · Hays, Anne · Beth, Amy · Cooney, Cailean · DiSanto, Jacqueline · Miles, Linda · Morrison, Abigail
| Published | March 2019 |
| Journal | Open Praxis Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 85-101 |
| Country | United States, North America |
ABSTRACT
The results of the first cross-campus survey of student opinions on Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) courses are in: City University of New York (CUNY) students like their ZTC courses, primarily for the cost savings and ease of access. The survey results yield rich data about how positively students feel about their Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) courses as well as ways to improve the design and delivery of Zero Textbook Cost courses to make them more beneficial for student learning.| Keywords | OER · student opinions · textbooks |
| ISSN | 2304-070X |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Rights | Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) |
| DOI | 10.5944/openpraxis.11.1.932 |
| URL | https://openpraxis.org/index.php/OpenPraxis/article/view/932 |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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