I made a presentation to LS Division faculty at Fall 2009 Kick-off meeting about online books. I shared our experience in Econ with the Taylor book and looked at different publishers’ strategies, as well as student concerns. Presentation here.
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[…] like CourseSmart actually end up raising student costs. For more about that, see my post on Online Books. Posted in Books & Resources | Tags: books, […]
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[…] Finally, I have new post at my economics blog about the Economic Alchemy: How to Raise Tuition but Lower Student Costs. Also, I advise that people not confuse “online books” with “low-cost” or “open”. Yes, “open textbooks” and newer low-cost books can be put online. But the “online books” being promoted by the major oligopoly publishers are NOT low-cost solutions. In practice, they major publisher solutions like CourseSmart actually end up raising student costs. For more about that, see my post on Online Books. […]
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