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You can stream just about any kind of content on demand now. Rather than purchasing a single DVD or CD, companies like Netflix and Spotify have popularized a business model where customers pay a monthly fee and get on-demand access to a huge library of content. Now, everyone knows that the college textbook market is … Read more
Notes for my talk at the University of Oregon A Very Brief History of Open Education 1840s: Distance Education eliminates time and place requirements 1970s: Open University of the United Kingdom eliminates most admissions requirements 1990s-2000s: Open content, then OpenCourseWare, open educational resources, and open textbooks eliminate registration requirements for access to course content Examples: … Read more
According to Reuters: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers Inc has reached a deal with more than 70 percent of its creditors to cut $3.1 billion in debt as it faces a lagging textbook market due to drops in educational funding. The publisher said it plans to restructure through a pre-packaged, court-supervised Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The HMH … Read more