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The open books are usually quite interesting, still may be less convincing than the printed text ?
The open books are often "student-friendly" with wonderful illustrations and do have so many plus points, but psychologically the print of the text on paper is more convincing, even though it may be equally incorrect or misplaced (depending on the author). Do you agree ?...the effective steps to change this notion ?MurliSee More
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Adopters of Open Textbooks
For professors and instructors at community colleges and other institutions who have adopted open textbooks and those who are considering adoption.
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- D.Phil. on cosmological models. Associate Professor in Physics at Lucknow University, India
- How have you used open textbooks?
- not yet
- What is your website address?
- http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMember.htm?id=428929
- Which college, university, company, or organization?
- Department of Physics, Lucknow University, India
- Role: Student, Instructor, Author, Staff, Other (be specific)
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Blog Posts
Is the education situation a crisis or an opportunity? Manny Barbara and Nicholas Smith share ideas with ODG
Posted by Open Doors Group on May 18, 2013 at 10:00pm
Coursera Collaborating with Publishers to Bring More Affordable, Accessible Educational Resources
Posted by Ken Ronkowitz on May 9, 2013 at 3:41pm
Congratulating Community Colleges with the most affordable textbooks: Essex, East Misssissippi, NW Colorado, and Cecil
Posted by Jacky Hood on April 21, 2013 at 9:30am
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