Table of Contents:
1 The Context of OER
1.1 Global Trends and Challenges in Education
1.2 The OER Value Proposition
2 The Economics of OER
2.1 Introduction
2.2 OER and Course Design
The value of investing in course design
Costing for course design and development
A case study from Guyana
2.3 OER and Textbook Publishing
The cost of textbooks in Brazil
Educational textbooks in South African secondary education
Other emerging trends in open textbooks
2.4 Open Access Publishing
2.5 OER and Accreditation
3 Conclusion
4 References
1.1 Global Trends and Challenges in Education
1.2 The OER Value Proposition
2 The Economics of OER
2.1 Introduction
2.2 OER and Course Design
The value of investing in course design
Costing for course design and development
A case study from Guyana
2.3 OER and Textbook Publishing
The cost of textbooks in Brazil
Educational textbooks in South African secondary education
Other emerging trends in open textbooks
2.4 Open Access Publishing
2.5 OER and Accreditation
3 Conclusion
4 References
by Neil Butcher (Author), Sarah Hoosen (Author)
Publishers: COL (September 2012)
http://www.col.org/resources/publications/Pages/detail.aspx?PID=421
