Open-Access Textbooks and Financial Sustainability: A Case Study on Flat World Knowledge

被引：28

作者：

Hilton, John, III ^{[1
]}

Wiley, David ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Brigham Young Univ, Provo, UT 84602 USA

来源：

INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF RESEARCH IN OPEN AND DISTRIBUTED LEARNING | 2011年 / 12卷 / 05期

关键词：

Open educational resources; open textbooks; electronic textbooks; Flat World Knowledge; open access; sustainability;

D O I：

10.19173/irrodl.v12i5.960

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

Many college students and their families are concerned about the high costs of textbooks. A company called Flat World Knowledge both gives away and sells open-source textbooks in a way it believes to be financially sustainable. This article reports on the financial sustainability of the Flat World Knowledge open-source textbook model after one year of operation.

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