Open textbooks are textbooks that have been published with an open license, allowing them to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. These textbooks can be downloaded for no cost or printed at low cost. Open textbooks provide benefits over traditional textbooks by being more affordable and allowing for customization and revisions over time.
6. Open textbooks are textbooks that have been funded, published, and
licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed.
These books can be downloaded for no cost, or printed at low cost.
(Open Textbook Library)
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Parents of primary school pupils pay on average between 50 and 100 on books while one-fifth (20%) of parents of secondary school pupils pay in excess of 300.
Average cost o sending children to school: 395 primary, 800 secondary. [Source: Barnardos Cost of School in Ireland].