Chabot College

Why OER/ZTC?

• Addresses the high cost of textbooks, a barrier that affects student access and success. 

• Provides free or low-cost instructional materials reducing financial burdens for students and promoting equity in education. 

• Gives students access to the course materials from the first day of class.

• Saves students money. From summer 2022 to spring 2024, the estimated accumulative textbooks savings is over $6,000,000.

• Promotes academic freedom by allowing instructors to revise and remix content so they can teach exactly wht they want to teach and how they want to teach it.