The Case of the Textbook: Open or Closed?
As the price of college/university textbooks continues to rise, new electronic models and various “open” options are being proposed from all sides: by publishers, by students, and by authors and institutions.
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As the price of college/university textbooks continues to rise, new electronic models and various “open” options are being proposed from all sides: by publishers, by students, and by authors and institutions.
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Publishers
Book Industry Study Group: “Book Industry Trends: College,” by Stephanie Oda and Glenn Sanislo
Book Industry Study Group: “Book Industry Trends: College,” by Stephanie Oda and Glenn Sanislo
Authors & Institutions
“The Truly Free Textbook,” by Rob Beezer
“Some Thoughts on Free Textbooks,” by Robert Stewart
“John Gallaugher: Online Textbooks Deliver Timely, Real-World Content,” by Kim Seidel
“It Takes a Consortium to Support Open Textbooks,” by Judy Baker, CCCOER
“Education in the Digital Age,” by Joel Thierstein, Connexions
“The Truly Free Textbook,” by Rob Beezer
“Some Thoughts on Free Textbooks,” by Robert Stewart
“John Gallaugher: Online Textbooks Deliver Timely, Real-World Content,” by Kim Seidel
“It Takes a Consortium to Support Open Textbooks,” by Judy Baker, CCCOER
“Education in the Digital Age,” by Joel Thierstein, Connexions
Managing the Platform:Higher Education and the Logic of Wikinomics
By David J. Staley
How might the logic of Web 2.0, the logic of commons-based peer production, and the logic of platform management transform the idea of the university and the very activities—teaching and learning, research, and publishing—that lie at the heart of this enterprise?
By David J. Staley
How might the logic of Web 2.0, the logic of commons-based peer production, and the logic of platform management transform the idea of the university and the very activities—teaching and learning, research, and publishing—that lie at the heart of this enterprise?
The Multi-Dimensional Natureof Emergency Communications Management
By E. Michael Staman, Mark Katsouros, and Richard Hach
With the availability of a rich variety of IT solutions for emergency preparedness, colleges and universities need to leverage these technologies to benefit emergency notification services, leading to strategic implications for campus emergency communications management policies.
By E. Michael Staman, Mark Katsouros, and Richard Hach
With the availability of a rich variety of IT solutions for emergency preparedness, colleges and universities need to leverage these technologies to benefit emergency notification services, leading to strategic implications for campus emergency communications management policies.
Source: EDUCAUSE Review