About Open Textbook Project

"Aim ... Commencing in January 2013, our project aims to establish a sustainable system which provides free open textbooks at various levels and areas of study for adoption and adaptation. We believe that education should be accessible to all and that learning and teaching will be enhanced when efforts are shared. At the same time, we hope to provide support to teachers, students and parents in Hong Kong who are faced with the following issues in relation to published textbooks: high textbook prices leading to financial burden on parents non-adaptable and non-copiable textbook contents making it difficult for teachers to tailor materials to their students’ needs and interests textbooks being paid for by parents limiting teachers’ freedom to cover only selective topics or units lack of various web-friendly digital formats causing inflexible and inconvenient access to textbook contents ... Funding and Resources ... The HK$17.5 million startup fund of our project was donated by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Fund. For ongoing maintenance and continuous development, we count on funding and resources through donations from organizations and individuals as well as voluntary service from enthusiasts and supporters ..."