Why all self respecting economists should support open textbooks
| Published | January 2014 |
| Periodical | Volume 2014, Pages blog- January 14th, 2014 |
| Publisher | Innovation Memes |
ABSTRACT
As the title suggests, this post makes the theoretical case for treating online textbooks as a public good, which means that some combination of government and non-profit funding should be used to fund the development and maintenance of open textbooks.| Keywords | copyright · libraries · · open textbooks |
| Other number | December 9th, 2014 |
| Refereed | Does not apply |
| URL | http://innovationmemes.blogspot.com/2014/01/why-all-self-respecting-economists.html |
| Access date | December 9th, 2014 |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
Viewed by 240 distinct readers
CLOUD COMMUNITY REVIEWS
The evaluations below represent the judgements of our readers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cloud editors.
Click a star to be the first to rate this document
▶ POST A COMMENT
SIMILAR RECORDS
Persuading faculty to select open textbooks
Beshears, Fred
This one starts with the assumption that high quality, open, online textbooks are already available. It then points out that since faculty don't have to pay for the textbooks they select for their courses, they don't ...
Match: Beshears, Fred; libraries; open textbooks
David L. Kirp on the British Open University
Beshears, Fred
This is an extended quote from a book by UC Berkeley Professor David Kirp. It provides an excellent description of the team-based approach the OU UK uses to develop their online courses.
Match: Beshears, Fred; open textbooks
OER in context: Reforming the textbook market and higher education
Beshears, Fred
Here are descriptions of and links to a few of my blog posts on Open Educational Resources (OER). Many also discuss OER in the context of reforming both the textbook market and traditional institutions of higher ...
Match: Beshears, Fred; open textbooks
The case for Creative Commons textbooks
Beshears, Fred
This is an article I wrote back in 2005. It starts with a discussion of the high cost of textbooks ($900/year per student), and then considers a very novel idea for financing an open alternative to commercial textbooks. ...
Match: Beshears, Fred; open textbooks
Copyright and open educational resources
Prabhala, Achal
Contents
Section 1: Introduction to Copyright and Licensing
Section 2: What are Open Educational Resources (OERs)?
Section 3: Key OER Projects from Around the World
Section 4: Key Licensing Resources
Open Educational ...
Match: copyright
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Open Educational Resources
Jacob, Meredith; Jaszi, Peter; Adler, Prudence S.; Cross, William
Fair use enables the creation of new and different OER - resilient materials that give educators the control and flexibility to meet the needs of their students and the pedagogical goals of their courses. In competition ...
Match: copyright
Issues of preventive protection of copyright for electronic educational resources
Galinka, A.
Настоящая статья посвящена вопросам превентивной защиты авторских прав на произведения науки в форме электронных ...
Match: copyright
Coming to terms with copyright
Lametti, David; Geist, Michael
It is time to begin re-thinking systematically the larger issue of copyright terms (preferably in the context of a larger systematic re-thinking of copyright). With some exceptions, the extent to which the copyright ...
Match: copyright
Estimating displacement rates of copyrighted content in the EU
van der Ende, Martin; Poort, Joost; Robert Haffner; de Bas, Patrick; et al.
The extent to which digital consumption of pirated materials displaces legitimate purchases is of fundamental importance for EU copyright policy design. The European Commission has commissioned Ecorys to carry out a ...
Match: copyright
A National Advocacy Framework for Open Educational Resources in Canada
McNally, Michael; Ludbrook, Ann
Canada’s Open Educational Resource (OER) landscape has known many successes, but manifests one notable gap. While provincial initiatives such as BCcampus and eCampusOntario are world leaders, Canadian academics are ...
Match: copyright
