A Preliminary examination of the cost savings and learning impacts of using open textbooks in middle and high school science classes

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 262-276

  Wiley, David ^a   Hilton, John Levi ^a   Ellington, Shelley ^b   Hall, Tiffany ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cost; Electronic textbooks; Open access; Open educational resources; Open textbooks; Remix; Reuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865307580     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14923831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v13i3.1153     Document Type: Article

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