MTSU'S WALKER LIBRARY TO CELEBRATE $3M TEXTBOOK SAVINGS DURING OPEN EDUCATION WEEK MARCH 2-6

MURFREESBORO, Tenn., Feb. 23 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news release:

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - As James E. Walker Library at Middle Tennessee State University prepares to observe Open Education Week March 2-6, the campus is also celebrating an important milestone.

Over the past five years, MTSU students have saved more than $3 million in textbook costs through Zero Textbook Cost, or ZTC, courses. These courses eliminate textbook expenses by using options such as Open Educational Resources, or OER, library-licensed materials and other free resources.

"We wanted to celebrate hitting that milestone," said Ginelle Baskin, who oversees OER on campus.

Since formally tracking zero-textbook-cost courses in 2022, MTSU...