Examining the reuse of open textbooks

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 45-58

  Hilton, John ^a   Wiley, David A ^a   Lutz, Neil ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic textbooks; Flat world knowledge; Open access; Open educational resources; Open textbooks; Remix; Reuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865287572     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14923831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v13i2.1137     Document Type: Article

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