The OER Knowledge Cloud: Why All Self Respecting Economists Should Support Open Textbooks

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 legitimate reasons why faculty aren’t using OER

Stansbury, Meris

Issues of definition, copyright, and ease of use are stalling widespread adoption.

Match: copyright

Open educational resources and the higher education environment: A leadership opportunity for libraries

Jensen, Kristi; West, Quill

Two speakers from the SPARC-ACRL Forum at the 2015 ALA Midwinter Meeting, Kristi Jensen and Quill West, have graciously agreed to share their insights into open educational resources (OER) in this month’s column. They ...

Match: libraries

How Open Educational Resources (OER) can Transform Education for the 21st Century

McGreal, Rory

Education is a fundamental human right and a public good. However, many people around the world cannot access, afford, and benefit from quality education. Open Educational Resources (OER) are a solution to this ...

Match: copyright

Reaching the heart of the university: Libraries and the future of OER

Kleymeer, Pieter; Kleinman, Molly; Hanss, Ted

University libraries are well positioned to run or support OER production and publication operations. Many university libraries already have the technical, service, and policy infrastructure in place that would provide ...

Match: libraries

OER Mythbusting!

Grodecka, Karolina; Śliwowski, Kamil; Creative Commons

This site has one purpose – to bust myths about Open Educational Resources! There are two parts – a mythbusting guide and a quick introduction to OER. Both will help you find fast, simple and useful answers to ...

Match: copyright

Who Owns AI-Generated Content?

McGreal, Rory

The rapid emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has ignited profound legal and ethical debates within open and online education. At the heart of these debates lies a critical question: who owns ...