TY - GEN
T1 - Open access textbooks
T2 - 2012 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning, ICT 2012
AU - CHEUNG, King Sing
AU - Yuen, K. S.
AU - Li, K. C.
AU - TSANG, Yuen Mei
AU - Wong, Alex
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Different from traditional textbooks, open access textbooks are by nature open education resources that are free to use and can be delivered in electronic or printed form. Not only that the development of open access textbooks is cost-effective, the continuous revisions and updates can be made efficiently. Open access textbooks also allow easy adaptation to cater for the students' learning differences. However, for the successful adoption of open access textbooks, a number of challenges need to be overcome, such as on soliciting contributors of textbook contents, assuring the quality of textbooks, and establishing a culture of sharing education resources. This paper investigates these opportunities and challenges, and proposes a solution for the implementation and sustainable development of open access textbooks in Hong Kong. Some overseas successful projects are referenced and discussed. It is believed that open access textbooks would effectively resolve the pressing issues of high price and frequent revisions of textbooks, while offering many pedagogical advantages.
AB - Different from traditional textbooks, open access textbooks are by nature open education resources that are free to use and can be delivered in electronic or printed form. Not only that the development of open access textbooks is cost-effective, the continuous revisions and updates can be made efficiently. Open access textbooks also allow easy adaptation to cater for the students' learning differences. However, for the successful adoption of open access textbooks, a number of challenges need to be overcome, such as on soliciting contributors of textbook contents, assuring the quality of textbooks, and establishing a culture of sharing education resources. This paper investigates these opportunities and challenges, and proposes a solution for the implementation and sustainable development of open access textbooks in Hong Kong. Some overseas successful projects are referenced and discussed. It is believed that open access textbooks would effectively resolve the pressing issues of high price and frequent revisions of textbooks, while offering many pedagogical advantages.
KW - e-learning
KW - open access textbook
KW - open education resource
KW - textbook development
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84864044557&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-31398-1_18
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-31398-1_18
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84864044557
SN - 9783642313974
T3 - Communications in Computer and Information Science
SP - 201
EP - 210
BT - Engaging Learners Through Emerging Technologies - International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning, ICT 2012, Proceedings
Y2 - 4 July 2012 through 6 July 2012
ER -