Open Source Textbooks and Resources Are Poised to Transform Education

" ... The K–12 sector has been a bit behind higher education in using open source textbooks and other open educational resources (OER). Some lag may be attributed to complicated and slow-to-change procurement processes, a lack of recognition by district and school board policies of OER as an instructional materials option, and concerns about quality assurance and alignment with state and district learning standards. But there is no doubting the value of OER — which can include complete courses, lessons, videos and simulations — that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license permitting others to freely use and repurpose them ..."