Free Online Question Platform Provides the Missing Piece for Open Textbooks | NEWS.GNOM.ES

abernard102@gmail.com 2013-10-25

Summary:

"The 20 Million Minds Foundation (20MM) has partnered with Learningpod™, a new startup backed by Kaplan, to support the addition of a critical piece to the adoption of open textbooks  – a platform that provides companion question sets for free ... To accelerate this process, Learningpod has implemented its Open Textbook Program, which converts textbook questions into an interactive format and makes them available online to students and teachers at no cost. In addition, The 20 Million Minds Foundation is sponsoring a grant program for instructors and departments interested in authoring chapter aligned questions for open textbooks while using Learningpod in their courses ..."

Link:

http://news.gnom.es/pr/free-online-question-platform-provides-the-missing-piece-for-open-textbooks

From feeds:

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

Tags:

oa.new oa.oer oa.textbooks oa.courseware oa.education oa.funders oa.20mm oa.learningpod oa.books oa.announcements

Date tagged:

10/25/2013, 10:14

Date published:

10/25/2013, 06:14