Online Learning Update

March 9, 2018

‘Z-degree’ gives students textbooks for free

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:04 am

BY MAURA LERNER, STAR TRIBUNE

At Minnesota state colleges, students spend an average of $1,000 a year on textbooks alone. But in Brainerd, they can earn a two-year degree without paying a penny for books. Central Lakes College has joined a growing national movement to ditch pricey textbooks in favor of material that can be found online for free. This semester, it launched one of the state’s first “Z-degrees,” meaning that all the required readings—in this case, for an associate of arts degree—are available at zero cost to students.

‘Z-degree’ gives students textbooks for free

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