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Mainstreaming Open Textbooks: Educator Perspectives on the Impact of OpenStax College open textbooks [PDF]
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015 This paper presents the results of collaborative research between OpenStax College, who have published 16 open textbooks to date, and the OER Research Hub, a Hewlett funded open research project examining the impact of open educational resources (OER) on
Rebecca Pitt
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Development of Open Textbooks Learning Analytics System
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016 Textbook costs have skyrocketed in recent years, putting them beyond the reach of many students, but there are options which can mitigate this problem.
Deepak Prasad +2 more
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Student Voice in Textbook Evaluation: Comparing Open and Restricted Textbooks
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017 Advocates for student voice in higher education believe students should have the right and power to engage in much of the decision-making traditionally dominated by instructors or administrators.
Scott Woodward +2 more
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The UK Open Textbooks Report [PDF]
, 2019 Open Textbooks are openly licensed academic textbooks, where the digital version is available freely, and the print version at highly reduced cost. They are a form of Open Educational Resource (OER) that has seen signi cant impact and success in the USA ...
Farrow, Robert +6 more
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Cost-savings achieved in two semesters through the adoption of open educational resources
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2014 Textbooks represent a significant portion of the overall cost of higher education in the United States. The burden of these costs is typically shouldered by students, those who support them, and the taxpayers who fund the grants and student loans which ...
John Levi Hilton III +3 more
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Open Textbooks as an innovation route for open science pedagogy [PDF]
, 2020 The paper introduces the UK Open Textbook project and discusses its success factors with regards to promoting open practice and open pedagogy. Textbooks remain a core part of educational provision in science.
Farrow, Robert +2 more
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Textbooks authors, publishers, formats and costs in higher education
BMC Research Notes, 2019 Objectives There is little empirical data reported on retail prices of college textbooks beyond self-reported surveys and no published datasets. Textbooks, as an ancillary cost, can contribute to the overall rising cost of education which can impact upon
Eamon Costello, Richard Bolger
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The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far) [PDF]
, 2018 I. Building a TeamII. Project ScopingIII. Creating & Editing ContentIV. Feedback & ReviewV. Marketing & CommunicationsVI. Preparing for ReleaseVII. Post-Release ConsiderationsThe Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far) is a living repository of
Wake Hyde, Zoe, Ashok, Apurva
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Higher Education Faculty Perceptions of Open Textbook Adoption
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017 The high cost of tuition and textbooks can have a negative impact on potential students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Open Educational Resources (OER) offers students a way to save educational costs while utilizing high-quality open textbooks. Up
Eulho Jung, Christine Bauer, Allan Heaps
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Open Textbook Author Journeys: Internal Conversations and Cycles of Time
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022 One of the challenges experienced in South African higher education (HE) is a lack of access to affordable, appropriate textbooks and other teaching materials that can be legally shared on online forums and the Internet.
Glenda Cox +2 more
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