#OPEN TEXTBOOK Tweet
| Published | October 2010 |
| Periodical | Volume 1, Pages 1-119 |
| Publisher | THINKaha |
| Country | United States |
ABSTRACT
Educators and faculty members discover how to drive awareness and adoption of open textbooks at their own colleges. In an easy, accessible, readable style that has become the hallmark of THINKaha books, #OPEN TEXTBOOK tweet Book01′ shows authors and educators how they can participate in this win-win effort and seize this opportunity to contribute positively towards ensuring open, affordable college learning for all.| Keywords | accessibility · OER · open resources · open textbooks |
| Published at | Silicon Valley, California |
| ISSN | Paperback ISBN: 978-1-61699-004-6 (1-61699-004-X) eBook ISBN: 978-1-61699-005-3 (1-61699-005-8) |
| Refereed | Does not apply |
| Rights | by-sa/3.0 |
| URL | http://wikieducator.org/images/e/e2/OPEN_TEXTBOOK_tweet_eBook.v1.0sa.pdf |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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