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Open Textbooks Put You in ChargeWorkshop for CCCConfer
November 17, 2010
Jacky Hood, Director, College Open Textbooks
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The instructor’s dilemmaNo textbook fits exactlyIt’s all or nothingStudents complain about paying high prices
Worse if only a few chapters usedAlso dislike jumping around to web resources
Too many resources, too little time to decide
what’s fair to use andwhat’s illegal….
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Open Textbooks Put You in Charge Slide 311/17/2010
An open textbook is…Open licensed
Creative CommonsPublic domain
Often modifiable by the instructor
Digital, ModularAdaptable
Low cost to the studentsUsually free for those with computers and internet accessPrintable for free or a small feeSometimes available in bound copies for $10-$40
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A solution is emergingWorld Class open textbooks now available on multiple repositories
Flatworld Knowledge and Textbook Media publish high-quality open textbooks
Macmillan Dynamic Books features modifiable open and copyrighted textbooks
McGraw-Hill announces modifiable textbooks at EDUCAUSE conference
Who’s next?my habitat or prison by K. Sawyer
Open Textbooks Put You in Charge Slide 511/17/2010
Who points to Open Textbooks?
USG Share
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Who stores Open Textbooks?
ConnexionsOrange GroveGlobal Text ProjectOpen LearnCurrikiCK-12Individual Web Sites
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Open Textbooks Put You in Charge Slide 711/17/2010
Choosing the world-classopen textbooks - Peer Reviews
MERLOT3-person board
College Open Textbooks
11 criteriaEach chapter ratedMore than 100 books reviewed
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Choosing world-class open textbooks - Accessibility Reviews
College Open Textbooks 200940 reviews posted
College Open Textbooks 201060 reviews completed; posted soonSection 508, WCAG 2.0
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Open Textbooks Put You in Charge Slide 911/17/2010
For-profit publishersjoin the parade
marching band open licensed on wikimedia Sealth High_School
Open Textbooks Put You in Charge Slide 1011/17/2010
Small publishers lead the way..
Accounting
Financial
Managerial
Principles
American Government
English Composition
Grammar
Writing
Outstanding ancillaries
Business & Economics
Humanities & Social Sciences
Mathematics
Professional & Applied Sciences
Sciences
More than 1500 adoptions
Open Textbooks Put You in Charge Slide 1111/17/2010
Macmillan Dynamic BooksInstructors adopt and modify textbooks from many publishers
25 open textbooks
Rich student experience; ePub format; $25 fee; keep books forever
Bound copies available; students keep books forever
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Create from McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Announced at EDUCAUSE in OctoberReplaces Primis OnlinePowerful new search engineTextbooks modifiable at chapter levelDrag and drop chaptersInstant eBook of course pack
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Which publisher is next?
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Put yourself in charge!Visit these websites
College Open TextbooksOER Center for CaliforniaFlatWorld KnowledgeTextbook Media*Dynamic BooksMcGraw-Hill Create
Join our communityContact me650 949-7091 or [email protected] Judy Baker
