New Virginia Law Mandates Creation of OER Guidelines

Campus Technology: A new Virginia law mandates creation of guidelines for open educational resources at colleges and universities. HB 454 requires the governing boards of public institutions to implement guidelines for the adoption and use of low-cost and no-cost OER in their courses offered at such institution. However, while the policies and procedures are required, no instructor would be forced to use OER. The guidelines can also address the use of "low-cost commercially published materials."

The addition was tacked onto other regulations related to textbook selection and availability of course materials on campus for students who can't afford the cost.

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