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The investment by one of the US's largest textbook distributors in an OER company portends a larger shift in the curricular materials markets.
Pearson plans to launch its own print rental program for courseware and reduce e-book rental prices by up to 50% as it bids to accelerate its shift to digital.
From Bloomberg: The crisis engulfing Pearson Plc deepened after the education company cut its profit forecast and predicted years of gloom in the U.S. market, forcing it to slash its dividend and put its stake in the iconic Penguin Random House book business up for sale to raise cash.
"drop in demand for higher education textbooks in its biggest market the United States"
UK falls for a Big E-Textbook Deal.
Commercial v. noncommercial use of CC licenses. Where's the line of demarcation?
Great Minds, an organization that has created open resources, is arguing in court that FedEx needs to offer compensation for copying those materials.
Digital learning systems now charge students for access codes needed to complete coursework, take quizzes, and turn in homework.
Apple has 17 employees who meet with teachers and help them take advantage of the tech.
Students at Northwestern Michigan College are buying fewer books these days. That's because of an effort to use more online resources in place of…
Study shows faculty members remain skeptical of digital course materials and generally unfamiliar with open educational resources.
A guest post by Will Cross, Director of Copyright and Digital Scholarship at North Carolina State University As the semester winds down most normal people are sweating through final projects, scheduling visits with family and friends, or looking forward to a well-deserved holiday break by the fire (or at least the warming glow of the … Continue reading Rebels in the Campus Bookstore →
Tablet computers and an online curriculum were supposed to help revolutionize schools. That hasn’t happened