Textbook Equity

Milestones

Saylor Foundation Announces Expansion of Open Textbook Challenge

April 11, 2012 | Posted by Editor | Milestones

The Press Release: Greetings! I write to you today with exciting news: the Saylor Foundation is kicking off a new way for authors and college professors to participate in our Open Textbook Challenge. Based on feedback we’ve received from interested individuals across the globe, we are pleased to announce today that we have a new option for authors – or a group of authors – to develop a textbook for eligible Saylor.org courses and license it under... Read more

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

November 15, 2011 | Posted by Editor | Milestones, Peer Review Services

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... Read more

Saylor Foundation Needs College Textbook Peer Reviewers – WAVE II

November 15, 2011 | Posted by Editor | Milestones, Peer Review Services

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... Read more

Saylor Foundation $20K Open Textbook Challenge!

September 3, 2011 | Posted by Editor | Milestones, Peer Review Services, Research

The Saylor Foundation announced their $20k Open Textbook Challenge today, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. They are looking for about 200 college-level textbooks... Read more

Latest Stories

International Open Education Resource (OER) Links (2011)

May 2, 2011 | Posted by Editor | Research | Read more

First Open Textbook Published!

April 20, 2011 | Posted by Editor | Milestones, Research | Read more

Concerns about marketing (ab?)uses of the Creative Commons license

April 17, 2011 | Posted by Editor | Research | Read more

Hurdles to Open Textbooks

March 23, 2011 | Posted by Editor | Research | Read more

Textbook Prices in 1915

February 23, 2011 | Posted by Editor | Research | Read more

Textbook Selection Problems 90 Years Ago

February 23, 2011 | Posted by Editor | Research | Read more

Sustainable Business Models for Open Textbooks

February 17, 2011 | Posted by the editors | Open Textbook Business Planning, Research | Read more

Textbook Equity Makes UPenn Semi-Finalist List

January 25, 2011 | Posted by the editors | Milestones | Read more

Textbook Equity Live

January 25, 2011 | Posted by the editors | Milestones | Read more

Anatomy of a Textbook: Part I – Top 100 Textbooks on Amazon.com

January 23, 2011 | Posted by the editors | Research | Read more

Research

Pearson Foundation Survey Shows Students Still Favor Print

January 6, 2012 | Posted by Editor

Pearson Foundation’s Survey on Students and Tablets, conducted in March 2011, states: The... Read more

Saylor Foundation $20K Open Textbook Challenge!

September 3, 2011 | Posted by Editor

The Saylor Foundation announced their $20k Open Textbook Challenge today, Tuesday, September... Read more

What Really Motivates People (Video)

July 7, 2011 | Posted by Editor

“U.S. should look abroad for education reform, study says”

May 28, 2011 | Posted by Editor

Take note. Studies are (again) showing that education in the U.S. needs... Read more

Peer Review Services

Exemplary Leadership in Open Education Resources

February 23, 2012 | Posted by Editor

U.S. News and World Report recently printed an article entitled, “Open-Source Textbooks... Read more

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

November 15, 2011 | Posted by Editor

Update: March 18, 20122 : Deadline Extended to May 31, 2012 By Saylor’s... Read more

Saylor Foundation Needs College Textbook Peer Reviewers – WAVE II

November 15, 2011 | Posted by Editor

Who: The Saylor Foundation, Washington DC. What: Academic Textbook Peer Reviewers for the... Read more

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

September 6, 2011 | Posted by Editor