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An open textbook is a textbook licensed under an open license, and made available online to be freely used by students, teachers and members of the public. Many open textbooks are distributed in either print, e-book, or audio formats that may be downloaded or purchased at little or no cost.
Fort Hays State University (FHSU) is a public university in Hays, Kansas, United States. It is the largest university in western Kansas, and the fourth largest of the six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents , with a total enrollment of approximately 15,100 students.
Digital textbooks may also be known as e-textbooks or e-texts. Digital textbooks are a major component of technology-based education reform. They may serve as the texts for a traditional face-to-face class, an online course or degree, or massive open online courses (MOOCs). As with physical textbooks, digital textbooks can be either rented for ...
CampusBooks served over 1.5 million book price comparisons to students in 2007. In 2011, the website was viewed by over 3 million students. [4] In 2015, CampusBooks released Buy vs. Rent price prediction tool, which provided students with recommendations on whether to buy or rent a book based on the current price and future estimated value. [5]
FlexBook is a textbook authoring platform developed by the CK-12 Foundation launched in 2008, focused on textbooks for the K-12 market. Derived from the words "flexibility" and "textbook," a FlexBook allows users to produce and customize content by re-purposing educational content using different modules.
OpenStax textbooks follow a traditional peer review process aimed at ensuring they meet a high quality standard before publication. Textbooks are developed and peer-reviewed by educators in an attempt to ensure they are readable and accurate, meet the scope and sequence requirements of each course, are supported by instructor ancillaries, and are available with the latest technology-based ...
Students with a new textbook can use the pass code in the book to register on the site; otherwise they must pay the publisher to access the website and complete assigned homework. Students who look beyond the campus bookstore can typically find lower prices.
As of March 2007, SIF was estimated [by whom?] to have been used in more than 48 US states and 6 countries, supporting five million students. The specification was started and maintained by its specification body , the Schools Interoperability Framework Association , renamed the Access For Learning Community (A4L) in 2015.