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Colleges Are Striking Bulk Deals With Textbook Publishers. Critics Say There Are Many Downsides.

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Now something similar may be happening with textbooks, as publishing giants start to broker campuswide deals with colleges that give students unlimited access to a publisher’s digital textbooks at cut-rate prices. Inclusive access has already gotten up to acronym status,” he said.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” The Chronicle of Higher Education on Elsevier “becoming a data company.” .” I mean, as long as data isn’t an issue and tech companies can build voice recognition software that recognizes languages other than English and accents other than Californian. Venture Capital and the Business of Ed-Tech.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Here’s a science textbook I was assigned at his school in 2007. Elsevier has acquired Plum Analytics. ” Via Bill Fitzgerald : “Accessible tips for people to protect their privacy.” .” “With Falwell as Education Adviser, His Own University Could Benefit,” says Kevin Carey. Jerry Falwell Jr.