Open textbook adoption and use: Implications for teachers and learners

Open Learning

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-49

  Petrides, Lisa ^a   Jimes, Cynthia ^a   Middleton Detzner, Clare ^a   Walling, Julie ^a   Weiss, Shenandoah ^a  

^a The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME)   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Community College Open Textbook Project; Learners; OER; Open textbooks; Pedagogy; Professional development; Sustainability; Teachers; Teaching and learning; Use patterns

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551568415     PISSN: 02680513     EISSN: 14699958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680513.2011.538563     Document Type: Article

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