http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 19:02:04 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 19:02:04 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=440109 This is an archived webcast from WCET that discusses ways some institutions have addressed the topic of textbook affordability. "The cost of textbooks is increasingly reported by college students as a barrier to continuing in higher education. With a general lack of availability of low-cost materials, students often drop out of courses or take on considerably more debt in order to continue. Join us as Rhonda Epper and Donna Hall from Colorado Community Colleges System, Elizabeth Cole-Fay from Rio Salado College and Ted Lambert from Truckee Meadows Community College discuss the efforts they have put forth at the system, college and course level to reduce this burden on their students.״Rhonda Epper discusses the use of e-books, while Elizabeth Cole-Fay discusses the use of customized textbooks at Rio Salado College, and Ted Lambert discusses the use of customized textbooks from the instructor perspective.