Digital Textbooks and Open Educational Resources
Lisa Guernsey of the New America Foundation’s Early Education Initiative and I recently wrote a piece titled: Making ‘E-Textbooks’ Real — and Really Accessible — in Public School.
From iPads to the Espresso print-on-demand, the publishing world is changing, and textbooks are no different. For example, not only do publishing giants like Pearson and McGraw-Hill have digital offerings, and the new formats allow for the purchase of individual chapters, and more “choose-your-own-adventure” education.
However, a greater opportunity to revolutionize education comes when digital materials are open, such as under a creative commons license, and adaptable to fit interests and needs of students and communities. Combined with standards shared across 36 states, learning requirements can create the foundation over which open educational resources can build and adapt, rather than end goals siloed by state borders.
Read the post here.
