Category: Open Education News

Posted February 18, 2026

Textbook affordability remains a major challenge for college students. In 2025, Virginia’s academic library consortium surveyed students across the Commonwealth about their textbook experiences. More than 1,000 JMU students responded, sharing how course material costs affect their academic choices and success. Here’s what they had […]

Posted February 18, 2026

Open textbooks and other open educational resources (OER) make education more accessible and affordable for Virginia students. The Virginia Open Ed Impact Award recognizes outstanding OER that have had a significant impact in higher education classes in Virginia.    You are invited to submit a nomination for an outstanding open educational resource by March 20, 2026. Self-nominations are welcome, and previously nominated OER are eligible. Editions of OER that have already received the Virginia […]

Posted February 10, 2026

Students, did you know that when you are enrolling in courses, you can filter your course search for those with low-cost or no-cost course materials?  If the total cost of textbooks for a course is $40 or less at the […]

Posted February 8, 2026

This is a friendly reminder that if your course materials total $40 or less at the JMU Bookstore, you should alert the relevant staff in your department when you submit your other course information so they can add this info to Course Scheduler for […]

Posted February 8, 2026

This is a friendly reminder for staff who are responsible for entering classes in Course Scheduler. Please make sure that any courses with textbooks costing $40 or less at the JMU Bookstore are marked as No/Low-Cost so that students can […]

Posted January 28, 2026

The JMU Libraries Summer Stipend for Transitioning to OER provides funding for faculty to do critical course redesign work, such as developing new assignments and graded activities, when transitioning to an open textbook or other open educational resources (OER).

Posted January 21, 2026

If so, please fill out this survey to let us know! We’d love to hear about the open textbooks or open course materials you are using, even if your course also requires some textbooks that cost money. The survey is […]

Posted January 14, 2026

Join this virtual workshop to learn about Pressbooks, a platform for publishing ebooks, textbooks, white papers, reports and openly licensed materials. […]

Posted January 5, 2026

Textbook costs are a serious issue for many JMU students. Learn easy steps you can take to help, with support from JMU Libraries. […]

Posted January 5, 2026

JMU faculty, if you’re working on scholarship or research projects this winter, take a moment to explore the ways we can help propel your work forward!  More Free Tools to Help with Your Research  We Also Support Your Teaching!   If […]