Open Textbooks: A How-to Guide on Adaptation and Adoption

When:
September 23, 2014 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
2014-09-23T20:00:00+00:00
2014-09-23T21:30:00+00:00
Where:
KPU Surrey Campus

What is Openness in education? What is an Open Educational Resource (OER)? What is an Open Textbook?

The use of free, open resources and textbooks is quickly becoming a more plausible option thanks to initiatives such as BCcampus’s Open Textbook Project.  Join Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani (KPU), Mary Burgess (BCcampus), and Amanda Coolidge (BCcampus) for a hands-on session that will explore these questions, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of adopting open textbooks, and provide a guide for how you can easily adapt these to suit your needs.

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