Quick Facts Institution: University of Groningen Press (UGP) Location: Groningen, Netherlands Founded: 2017 Institution Type: Library-led diamond open access university press Open Textbook Program Launched: 2021 Primary Goal: Develop a…
When Associate Prof Mpho-Entle Puleng Modise registered for the Commonwealth of Learning’s ODL Practitioner Mentorship Program in 2023, she had a specific concern: that no one would be interested in…
A free, open-access filmmaking textbook by Jessica Livingstone & Mischa Livingstone that demystifies film production for all students.Filmmaking isn’t a linear process, and No-Nonsense Filmmaking isn’t a linear textbook. Created…
June 21 marks National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. The date falls on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and a well-established time of gathering and celebration…
by Jodie L. Ferguson, Ph.D.; Jonathan Ross Gilbert, Ph.D.; Katie Gilstrap, M.B.A.; Suzanne C. Makarem, Ph.D.; Mayoor Mohan, Ph.D.; Butch M. Sarma, M.B.A.; and Cesar Zamudio, Ph.D. A free, open-access…
What does it take to build a thriving open education ecosystem at a college? At Fanshawe College, the answer lies in a simple but powerful idea: support faculty and students,…
The creation of Washington State’s open welding textbook Introduction to Welding is a compelling example of how Open Educational Resources (OER) can transform vocational education. The first of its kind,…
It’s been an exciting year for Pressbooks users. In 2025 alone our community has garnered more than 70 million pageviews on content across a variety of disciplines, use cases, and…
Imagine: A student discovers that a required open educational resource for their course, which relies heavily on visual imagery to instruct, has images with missing alt text. In order to…
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