by jzilm | Jan 10, 2014 | Open access, Open education
BC Ministry of Education | January 10, 2014 British Columbia’s open textbooks project already has helped almost 300 post-secondary students, who saved an average of $146 each on their textbook costs for the fall 2013 semester. “In just a few months since...
by jzilm | Oct 17, 2013 | Open access, Open education
Open Session for Faculty at the University of Victoria Date: October 25, 2013 Time: 1-2pm Place: Room 210, Library Speaker: Clint LaLonde Title: The BC Open Textbook Project: More than Saving Students Money Abstract: In the fall of 2012, the BC Ministry of Advanced...
by jzilm | May 17, 2013 | News, Open education
Canada’s first official open textbook project was announced by the Government of British Columbia in October 2012, and is led by BCcampus. The project will support the creation of open textbooks for the 40 most popular firs and second year courses in the...
by jzilm | May 22, 2012 | News, Open access, Open education
May 22, 2012 | MICHAEL COTEY MORGAN | The Globe and Mail “Recently Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced a partnership to make some of their classes freely available online. The move, which attracted widespread attention in...
