It takes a consortium to support open textbooks
| Published | January 2009 |
| Journal | Educause Review Magazine Volume 44, Issue 1, Section 30, Pages 30-33 |
ABSTRACT
A look at the Community College Open Textbook (CCOT) Project- the challenges, recommendations,and future plans.
| Keywords | CCCOER · CCOT Project · open textbooks |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | by/3.0 |
| URL | http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM0917.pdf |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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