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

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And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). If you make it too expensive, colleges are going to look harder at OER,” she said.

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Via Nature : “One of the world’s largest science publishers, Elsevier , won a default legal judgement on 21 June against websites that provide illicit access to tens of millions of research papers and books. Stanford University’s Larry Cuban continues his analysis of behavioral management tool ClassDojo.

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” Via Infodocket : “ Louisiana State University is Suing Elsevier For Breach of Contract.” ” I’m considered an “expert” here (among others) featured in IHE with thoughts and questions and analysis on the “ Purdue - Kaplan marriage.” ” ( No disclosure about shared investors.).

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More, via Inside Higher Ed , on various colleges’ OER initiatives. Elsevier has acquired Hivebench. The New York Times covers its own recent education event : “Educators Discuss the Future of Higher Education.” ” Funny headline as most of the speakers at this annual event aren’t actually educators.