Don’t Buy That Textbook, Download It Free:
"Unlike other projects that share course materials, notably OpenCourseWare at M.I.T., Connexions uses broader Creative Commons license allowing students and teachers to rewrite and edit material as long as the originator is credited. Teachers put up material, called “modules,” and then mix and match their work with others’ to create a collection of material for students. “We are changing textbook publishing from a pipeline to an ecosystem,” he said."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/technology/15link.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&em
The Paperback version of my Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" will be published on Nov. 13, 2025; the Ebook on Dec. 11; and the Hardback and Cloth versions on Jan. 8, 2026. Preorders are available via Amazon and this Bloomsbury webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Don’t Buy That Textbook, Download It Free - New York Times, 9/14/08
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