http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/798 pragmatism over zeal Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:11:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/798/comment-page-1#comment-43712 Mary Jane Harvey Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:12:03 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/?p=798#comment-43712 The price of textbooks is outrageous and instructors are pushed aside as textbook and online package factories take over online instruction. The industry needs a revolution, and it appears that Flat World Knowledge has some of the ingredients for doing that. Now, if only is uses some of its funding to do something about execution, particularly doing right by students who, after all, are paying the bill. The price of textbooks is outrageous and instructors are pushed aside as textbook and online package factories take over online instruction. The industry needs a revolution, and it appears that Flat World Knowledge has some of the ingredients for doing that. Now, if only is uses some of its funding to do something about execution, particularly doing right by students who, after all, are paying the bill.

]]> http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/798/comment-page-1#comment-43381 Symtext » FlatWorldKnowledge & Lyryx: Open Content Assessment Tue, 05 May 2009 14:56:32 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/?p=798#comment-43381 [...] But will profs specify FWK Lyryx enhanced open textbooks in enough numbers to justify the investment? That’s the bet, for which we’ll have to await the [...] [...] But will profs specify FWK Lyryx enhanced open textbooks in enough numbers to justify the investment? That’s the bet, for which we’ll have to await the [...]

]]> http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/798/comment-page-1#comment-43172 Flat World Knowledge Receives $8 Million « Open Education News Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:46:01 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/?p=798#comment-43172 [...] investment was also reported on SmartMeme, peHub and David Wiley’s blog. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)FLAT WORLD KNOWLEDGE OFFERS FREE BOOKS TO COLLEGE [...] [...] investment was also reported on SmartMeme, peHub and David Wiley’s blog. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)FLAT WORLD KNOWLEDGE OFFERS FREE BOOKS TO COLLEGE [...]

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