Publication Date
| In 2015 | 0 |
| Since 2014 | 0 |
| Since 2011 (last 5 years) | 3 |
| Since 2006 (last 10 years) | 5 |
| Since 1996 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
| Electronic Publishing | 4 |
| Access to Information | 3 |
| Distance Education | 3 |
| Textbooks | 3 |
| Educational Resources | 2 |
| Electronic Learning | 2 |
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Open Education | 2 |
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Academic Persistence | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Hilton, John, III | 5 |
| Wiley, David | 3 |
| Johnson, Aaron | 1 |
| Laman, Carol | 1 |
| Lutz, Neil | 1 |
| Stein, Jared | 1 |
| Wiley, David A. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 3 |
| Adult Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
Showing all 5 results
Peer reviewed
Direct linkHilton, John, III; Laman, Carol – Open Learning, 2012
The high cost of textbooks is of concern not only to college students but also to society as a whole. Open textbooks promise the same educational benefits as traditional textbooks; however, their efficacy remains largely untested. We report on a case study about one community college's adoption of a free online psychology textbook. During the fall…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Psychology, Community Colleges, Electronic Publishing
Hilton, John, III; Wiley, David; Stein, Jared; Johnson, Aaron – Open Learning, 2010
A significant movement in education concerns the use of open educational resources. By "open" it is generally meant that the resource is available at no cost to others for adaptation and reuse in different contexts. However, "open" is not a simple dichotomy; rather, there is a continuum of openness. We discuss four separate aspects of reuse and…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Access to Information, Electronic Publishing, Intellectual Property
Download full textHilton, John, III; Wiley, David A.; Lutz, Neil – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
An important element of open educational resources (OER) is the permission to use the materials in new ways, including revising and remixing them. Prior research has shown that the revision and remix rates for OER are relatively low. In this study we examined the extent to which the openly licensed "Flat World Knowledge" textbooks were being…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Textbooks, Open Source Technology, Textbook Content
Hilton, John, III; Wiley, David – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
Many college students and their families are concerned about the high costs of textbooks. A company called Flat World Knowledge both gives away and sells open-source textbooks in a way it believes to be financially sustainable. This article reports on the financial sustainability of the Flat World Knowledge open-source textbook model after one…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Higher Education, College Students, Case Studies
Wiley, David; Hilton, John, III – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
Openness is a fundamental value underlying significant changes in society and is a prerequisite to changes institutions of higher education need to make in order to remain relevant to the society in which they exist. There are a number of ways institutions can be more open, including programs of open sharing of educational materials. Individual…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Specialization, Change Strategies, Educational Change
