This is the last in a three-part series on the potential cost savings of OER. In part 1, I established that the cost of print was not a very significant cost savings. (A bit more on that below.) In part
Potential cost savings of OER – Part 2
This is a continuation of the discussion of the potential cost savings of OER and an assertion that Texas might save a significant amount of money, possibly as much as $200 million, by adopting “open textbooks.” In the last post,
Potential cost savings of OER – Part 1
I’ve been thinking a lot about the potential cost savings of OER in K-12. I know that in these times of state financial crisis, a silver bullet like free textbooks is very appealing. Personally, I think that the educational advantages
Openness, technology, state politics, and the challenges of poverty
There was a fascinating article in the Texas Tribune this week about the recent legislation in Texas that, among other things, appears to allow textbook money to be directed toward technology, calls for “open source” textbooks to be authored, and