{"id":59360,"date":"2020-12-08T17:04:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T22:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=59360"},"modified":"2020-12-08T17:04:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T22:04:06","slug":"textbook-heroes-save-students-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=59360","title":{"rendered":"Textbook heroes save students millions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-51658\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hawk-Owl-Profile-green-logo-only-72.png\" alt=\"Hawk Owl Helper logo\" width=\"76\" height=\"72\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/library\/images\/oer-owl-large.jpg\" alt=\"Open Educational Resources illustration\" width=\"264\" height=\"330\" \/>As of fall 2020, NMC instructors have saved students an estimated $2 million by switching to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/library\/teaching-and-learning\/oer.html\">open educational resources<\/a> \u2014 free, open and low-cost textbooks beginning in 2015. The amount saved and number of courses taught by these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/about\/nmc-stories\/success-stories\/textbook-heroes.html\">textbook heroes<\/a> has risen each fall and spring semester. And now, more than 50 NMC classes have no accompanying textbook costs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Who&#8217;s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at <a href=\"mailto:publicrelations@nmc.edu?subject=Hawk%20Owl%20Heroes%20and%20Helpers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">publicrelations@nmc.edu<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of fall 2020, NMC instructors have saved students an estimated $2 million by switching to open educational resources \u2014 free, open and low-cost textbooks beginning in 2015. The amount saved and number of courses taught by these textbook heroes has risen each fall and spring semester. 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