Comments on: Full Text of Federal Public Access Bill Now Available http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/958 pragmatism over zeal Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:59:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: [M]etabrain [E]ntry [L]og » Blog Archive » Short links http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/958/comment-page-1#comment-43936 [M]etabrain [E]ntry [L]og » Blog Archive » Short links Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:59:55 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/?p=958#comment-43936 [...] Federal Public Access bill – I wonder how that’s working out behind the [...] [...] Federal Public Access bill – I wonder how that’s working out behind the [...]

]]> By: Text of Federal Public Access Bill Available « Open Education News http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/958/comment-page-1#comment-43817 Text of Federal Public Access Bill Available « Open Education News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:44:02 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/?p=958#comment-43817 [...] 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment David Wiley is announcing that the full text of the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 is now available. Wiley notes [...] [...] 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment David Wiley is announcing that the full text of the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 is now available. Wiley notes [...]

]]> By: Jared Spurbeck http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/958/comment-page-1#comment-43812 Jared Spurbeck Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:21:07 +0000 http://opencontent.org/blog/?p=958#comment-43812 I appreciate your longing for open textbooks, but technically speaking, it's not just their prices that are odious. In your experience, aren't textbooks some of the worst and most artificial writing ever to be inflicted on anyone? There's very little about higher education as an institution that seems salvageable / relevant, and I don't think textbooks are needed at all. I appreciate your longing for open textbooks, but technically speaking, it’s not just their prices that are odious. In your experience, aren’t textbooks some of the worst and most artificial writing ever to be inflicted on anyone?

There’s very little about higher education as an institution that seems salvageable / relevant, and I don’t think textbooks are needed at all.

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