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Webinar: Perspectives on Open Textbooks from Two WA Faculty Authors « The eLog
jm: "Webinar: Perspectives on Open Textbooks from Two WA Faculty Authors"
California open source digital textbook plan faces barriers - Ars Technica
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has an ambitious plan to reduce the cost of education in California. He intends for the state to develop digital open source textbooks for high school math and science classes. The books will be available for free and will b
Amazon to Launch Kindle for Textbooks - WSJ.com
Interesting development in textbooks. How likely would it be for groups of teachers to create their own textbooks for classroom use? c776a714f6f3a1960924dc85576ad232
ParentCentral.ca - Education - More technology, fewer textbooks touted for kids
Canadian schools should use more technology. The end of the traditional textbook? Comments are also worth reading. ParentCentral.ca - Education - More technology, fewer textbooks touted for kids
A Textbook Example of What?s Wrong with Education | Edutopia
The textbook story (with a bit on Texas) and alternatives. A Textbook Example of What?s Wrong with Education | Edutopia
Related Top News - Evolution theory takes a round in Texas
"The new standards govern what appears on standardized tests and material published in textbooks. As one of the largest textbook purchasers in the nation, Texas has significant influence over the content of books marketed across the country." T
Peter Suber, Open Access News
Bloomsbury Publishing has announced a new OA imprint, Bloomsbury Academic. From today's press release:
jm: Bloomsbury Publishing has announced a new OA imprint, Bloomsbury Academic. From today's press release: ...All books will be made available fr
CK-12 - Next Generation Textbooks
CK-12 - Next Generation Textbooks
The “Flexbook” - Creative Commons
jm: "The CK-12 Foundation’s solution to the age-old problem of uneven shoulders. The Flexbook is a free and open source textbook platform where one can build and edit collaborative textbooks. This is the textbook of the next generation: “CK-12 allows one
E-textbooks may not be cheaper than printed ones, report says - Los Angeles Times
jm: all about the follow up ... continuing discussion about digital textbooks
Free digital texts begin to challenge costly college textbooks in California - Los Angeles Times
Campus copyright battle moves to textbook torrents
pretty clear that there's significant expertise with filesharing on college campuses, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that this expertise has been put to use with other copyrighted materials.
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iterating toward openness - Answering Stephen, Episode 43
jm: SD and DW chatting it up again ... good point to consider re: "commercial use" of OERs
iterating toward openness - Coming Out of Silent Mode
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Make Textbooks Affordable
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