Open access requirement sparks debate
Online open access publisher the Public Library of Science (PLOS) is refining a new policy that requires authors to make their data publicly available upon the publication of…
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Will textbook publishers go the way of ice delivery?
A Virginia community college is piloting a textbook-free degree program comprised entirely of open educational resources (OER) -- from textbooks to the program itself, the components of which…
The open access movement includes college syllabi, too
With the launch of their Syllabus Tracker tool Utah State University is providing open access to all course syllabi through a functional and user-friendly dashboard. The syllabi that…
Open access critic has major publisher in crosshairs
Prominent open access journal publisher MDPI, which drew criticism earlier this year after publishing a paper that Discover Magazine described as “pseudoscience,” has been added to Jeffrey Beall’s…
Textbook publishers transform into ‘learning companies’
Textbook publishers like McGraw-Hill Education and Pearson are in the middle of a transformation – and it’s not just a transition to eBook-versions of their familiar products. In…
EDUCAUSE 2013 to explore MOOCs, Big Data, and more
Educause's 2013 conference kicks off Tuesday, and eCampus News will be in Anaheim, Cal., bringing you the latest news, developments, and innovations from the annual instructional technology gathering.…
Oregon State brings open source into academic fold
Oregon State University is giving its Open Source Lab a major promotion, moving it from a services role within the university into an academic department as part of…
Google Play, Boundless increase eTextbook options
Textbook prices over the past decade have increased by more than 80 percent, and some students and faculty have begun turning to alternate, cheaper online means for their…
Open-source textbooks projected to save students $3.7M
The open-source online textbook publisher OpenStax College, which claims it could save students upwards of $750 million in textbook costs over the next five years, announced this week…
MIT releases report on Aaron Swartz case, finds ‘no wrongdoing’ on its part
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has concluded that there was “no wrongdoing on MIT’s part” in the prosecution and suicide of internet activist and computer programmer Aaron Swartz.…