The "Flexbook"
We’ve all heard of the textbook. Some of us have read one or two in school. Others of us have stared blankly at pages filled with outdated information. Still, others of us are more resourceful and have...
View ArticleFlexbooks in beta
Today marks the beginning of the second half of the month, and with it, the Ides of March are safely behind us. What else is behind us: the beta launches of several Flexbooks, aka the CK-12...
View ArticleCK-12 Foundation's Neeru Khosla on Open Textbooks
Back in March, we were so excited about the new Physics Flexbook aligned to Virginia’s state standards that we had to catch up with the foundation that helped to make it possible. The obvious choice...
View ArticleThe US Government CTO on Creative Commons
We caught a great interview with the US Government’s CTO, Aneesh Chopra talking about his thoughts on copyright on CNET. When questioned about the future of copyright reform (wait for the video to...
View ArticleVirginia Department of Education: Open Education and Policy
One venue for the advancement of Open Educational Resources (OER) is through policy change at the local, state, federal, and international levels. In addition to an Education landing page and OER...
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