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These business models sound reasonable, as long as the supporting materials are truly supplemental. An open textbook that is complete (for example, with problem
by japhyr 14y ago
These business models sound reasonable, as long as the supporting materials are truly supplemental. An open textbook that is complete (for example, with problems and exercises), is a good thing. If the text becomes an advertisement for the supplemental materials, then we have missed the mark.
- jimhefferon 14y ago> then we have missed the mark I don't agree. I have offered an open text, including free supplemental materials, for 15 years (so I think I have some credibility). But other people want to do other things. Free is Free for the authors as well as for the readers. If someone wants to have a go at giving away a text and selling the slides for classroom use then I wish them luck. If students and teachers find that useful then good.