Paper Cut : Missouri College Embraces E-Textbooks is a story that was broadcast this morning on NPR. The headline is slightly misleading, in that they are running a pilot program in which 500 students are trying out E-Texts for one semester; when the pilot is completed, they may or may not fully “embrace” the concept.
One element that I was surprised was not in the article was the idea of Open Access Texts, which are available for no cost, and are created, edited, and updated in an collaborative fashion. Perhaps they limited the pilot program to electronic versions of alredy-used textbooks, but I certainly see a progression towards open access as being a natural step for a program such as this.
It will be interesting to see what results Northwest Missouri State gets from this study.
found via LISNews
