LRSC professor writes open textbook | Prairie Public Broadcasting

abernard102@gmail.com 2015-01-22

Summary:

"A professor at Lake Region State College in Devils Lake has written her own open source textbook. An open textbook replaces commercial textbooks in classes and is usually distributed electronically by PDF file or online - and its use is completely free.  Michelle Murphy is an assistant professor of online anatomy and biology at LRSC and says her textbook was tested by her students last fall, and was officially released this month.  She says the students liked that they could carry the books on their phones, tablets or computers - and she says they really appreciated the 'free' price tag ..."

Link:

http://news.prairiepublic.org/post/lrsc-professor-writes-open-textbook

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Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » abernard102@gmail.com

Tags:

oa.new oa.comment oa.oer oa.textbooks oa.colleges oa.universities oa.lake_region_state_college oa.audio oa.books oa.hei

Date tagged:

01/22/2015, 10:44

Date published:

01/22/2015, 05:47