Freie Lehrbücher
Das Weblog Textbook Revolution listet akademische Lehrbücher, die legal (z.B. als Open Access) frei zur Verfügung gestellt werden.
Traditionell sieht es bei den Sozial- und Geisteswissenschaften äußerst dürftig aus.
Die Kategorien so far:
* Biology
* Business & Management
* Chemistry
* Computers-Tech
* Earth Science
* Economics
* Engineering
* General
* Health Sciences & Medical
* Math
* Physics
Aus den FAQ dort:
Why are you doing this? What’s wrong with buying textbooks from the college bookstore?
The textbook industry today is run by a small group of very large corporations who care very little about education and very much about maximizing profits. The industry charges outrageous prices for new textbooks while simultaneously doing everything it can to make older versions unusable or obsolete. There is simply no reason that a new calulus textbook should cost $147. The study of calculus, at least the type of calculus that most of us need to study in high school or undergraduate programs, has not changed significantly in decades. For an in-depth review of all that is wrong with the textbook industry, please read RipOff 101, a study by CalPirg. The Algonquin College Bookstore also has an FAQ on textbook prices here.
Die Hyperlinks zu den jeweiligen Angeboten finden sich übrigens erst nach Klick auf die Beitragsüberschrift!
[via TipMonkies]
Traditionell sieht es bei den Sozial- und Geisteswissenschaften äußerst dürftig aus.
Die Kategorien so far:
* Biology
* Business & Management
* Chemistry
* Computers-Tech
* Earth Science
* Economics
* Engineering
* General
* Health Sciences & Medical
* Math
* Physics
Aus den FAQ dort:
Why are you doing this? What’s wrong with buying textbooks from the college bookstore?
The textbook industry today is run by a small group of very large corporations who care very little about education and very much about maximizing profits. The industry charges outrageous prices for new textbooks while simultaneously doing everything it can to make older versions unusable or obsolete. There is simply no reason that a new calulus textbook should cost $147. The study of calculus, at least the type of calculus that most of us need to study in high school or undergraduate programs, has not changed significantly in decades. For an in-depth review of all that is wrong with the textbook industry, please read RipOff 101, a study by CalPirg. The Algonquin College Bookstore also has an FAQ on textbook prices here.
Die Hyperlinks zu den jeweiligen Angeboten finden sich übrigens erst nach Klick auf die Beitragsüberschrift!
[via TipMonkies]
FHerbel - 30. Nov, 11:05
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