Millie González and her colleagues aren’t here to argue about whether open educational resources are on par with traditional textbooks一she says ...

Open Access (OA) monographs and Open Educational Resource (OER) textbooks are works that are 'openly licensed' -- that is, they can be used and distributed for free. In a world of $200 textbooks, OA/OER plays a fairly high-profile role in efforts to reduce the cost of education.     But free circula

Initiatives to raise awareness of open educational resources are working -- with more faculty choosing OER over traditional textbooks, survey finds. Advocates say pandemic and recession are also

These sites are profiting from the sale of harmful materials.

Textbook costs can have a significant impact on the purchasing behaviors and academic success of higher education students. Open textbooks promise significant cost savings, yet perceptions about quality and efficacy still linger. This study explored the impact of an open textbook adoption in an American history course on student academic outcomes and behaviors. Using a mixed-methods design, significant savings were realized with no decrease in student academic outcomes. Further, students reported having a positive experience using the open textbook, perceived the textbook as being of high quality, and expressed gratitude about the free cost. The authors describe the respective roles of the librarian/instructional designer team and note the importance of working collaboratively with instructors to ensure successful implementation of open textbook adoptions.

"Care" as justification for surveillance.

@kevinkelly0 looks at recent OER research and calls for more focus on Experiences, Efficacy, and Equity.

OpenEd as we know it is dead. Long live open education.

Digital-first. Open source. Subscription. The way textbooks are bought and sold is changing—with serious implications for higher education.

Can we as a scientific community be better and truly make science available for all?