Archive for the ‘Peer Review Services’ Category

Exemplary Leadership in Open Education Resources

February 23 | Posted by Editor | OpEd, Peer Review Services Tags: , , , ,

U.S. News and World Report recently  printed an article entitled, “Open-Source Textbooks Most Affordable for Community College Students”  with the subtitle, ” ‘Open’ learning resources are more economical than e-textbooks, education advocates say.”  Within the article the writer, Joanne Jacobs , quotes and notes several of these “education advocates”, including Jacky Hood, Tom Caswell, Martha Kanter, and Darrell Steinberg.  Their... Read more

Saylor Foundation Announces Wave II of the Multi-Million Dollar Open Textbook Challenge

November 15 | Posted by Editor | Milestones, Peer Review Services Tags:

Update: March 18, 20122 :  Deadline Extended to May 31, 2012 By Saylor’s Camie Rodan (November 15, 2011) Saylor.org has launched the second wave of its Open Textbook Challenge! Open Textbook Challenge encourages college textbook authors to openly license their textbooks under a CC-BY license in exchange for a $20,000 award. Submitted texts must align with one of the eligible courses on Saylor.org and... Read more

Saylor Foundation Needs College Textbook Peer Reviewers – WAVE II

November 15 | Posted by Editor | Milestones, Peer Review Services Tags:

Who: The Saylor Foundation, Washington DC. What: Academic Textbook Peer Reviewers for the $20K Open Textbook Challenge Where: Global When: Wave II submissions due January 31, 2012. Will continue though 2012. Why: Equal access to free, high quality college courses with aligned textbooks How: See below. The Saylor Foundation needs PhD and MA/MS college instructors to peer review submitted textbooks. Honorariums range from $750 – $2,250... Read more

Submit Your Textbook to the $20,000 Saylor Foundation Open Textbook Challenge

September 6 | Posted by Editor | Peer Review Services Tags:

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Saylor Foundation $20K Open Textbook Challenge!

September 3 | Posted by Editor | Milestones, Peer Review Services, Research Tags:

The Saylor Foundation announced their $20k Open Textbook Challenge today, Tuesday, September 6, 2011.  They are looking for about 200 college-level textbooks that  match their online courseware.  Selected textbooks  receive a $20k award and will be released with a Creative Commons license.  Books will be thoroughly screened for academic value and proper use of licensing.  Stay tuned for details, how... Read more

Why a formal peer review?

January 11 | Posted by the editors | Peer Review Services

“Good reviewing is very time-consuming and, in some ways, just as challenging as authoring an original research paper; time spent doing this well is time removed from one’s own research work. Indeed, the thoughts and comments of a good referee can often represent a fundamental contribution to the science as well as the quality of... Read more

How would others describe your work?

January 10 | Posted by the editors | Peer Review Services

How would others describe your work?  The following words and phrases are from actual reviews on various types of textbooks.  Some of them are airy and flowery, others are truly informational. “. . . clear glossary. . .” “. . . clear, unified structure for analyzing theories and empirical evidence. . .” “. . . really valuable resource. . .” “. . . abundant... Read more