Towards development of OER derived custom-built open textbooks: A baseline survey of university teachers at the University of the South Pacific

Textbook prices have soared over the years, with several studies revealing many university students are finding it difficult to afford textbooks. Fortunately, two innovations – open educational resources (OER) and open textbooks – hold the potential to increase textbook affordability. Experts, thoug...

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Main Authors: Deepak Prasad, Tsuyoshi Usagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athabasca University Press 2014-08-01
Series:International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
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Online Access:http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1873