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Futuring open education at the University of Mary Washington OER Summit

Bryan Alexander

Another: individual faculty are often caught between publishers (so far, everyone here hates sales reps) and their tenure/hiring/promotion/review companies (strong sense of long-serving profs as obstacles). Baby boomer faculty shared stories of the staggeringly cheap prices for their books, to the groans of younger folk.

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

Edsurge

For instance, Union County College, in New Jersey, recently forged a deal with Cengage to give the campus a steep discount on the company’s Cengage Unlimited subscription if they buy in bulk. College leaders stress that professors retain as much academic freedom as ever to choose which books to assign. It was a horrible experience.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Trump’s education platform promises to “make post-secondary options more affordable and accessible through technology enriched delivery models.” ” Shares in for-profit higher education companies were up on news of Trump’s election. Inside Higher Ed profiles homework help company Course Hero.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is making the rounds to promote his new book. Anderson interviews Vanessa Siddle Walker about her new book, The Lost Education of Horace Tate: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes Who Fought for Justice in Schools. I am sensing a trend here… preschool management companies. million total.

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