Edsurge
JULY 15, 2019
Today, Pearson announced it will adopt a “digital first” approach to updating its higher ed course materials, meaning that any revisions or changes to textbook content will happen first in the digital version. Today, college students on average spend more than $1,200 on books and materials, according to The College Board.
Edsurge
JANUARY 22, 2020
Last week, Pearson announced it paid $25 million to acquire Smart Sparrow’s technology, in a move that the publisher says will bolster the digital infrastructure that will soon support all its future higher-education offerings. As part of the deal, most of its staff will join Pearson. million in venture capital.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Edsurge
AUGUST 4, 2022
In May, the homework-help site that relies on student-generated content, Course Hero, dipped its toes into freely available, openly licensed alternatives known as Open Educational Resources, or OER, course materials. This was the company’s “first foray” into OER, and it is still figuring out how the OER fits, Morris says. “I
Iterating Toward Openness
JANUARY 24, 2017
Five years ago, in an essay called 2017: RIP OER? , I pondered whether this year would be the end of OER. There’s certainly no one funding next gen OER. Much has been written about 2012 being “the year of OER.” ” Let’s hope it’s not the year OER peaks.
Edsurge
JANUARY 26, 2017
Five years ago, in an essay called “ 2017: RIP OER? ” I pondered whether this year would be the end of OER. There’s certainly no one funding next gen OER. Much has been written about 2012 being “the year of OER.” Let’s hope it’s not the year OER peaks. These publisher platforms can have real benefits.
Iterating Toward Openness
APRIL 29, 2016
Earlier this week I read an op-ed – sponsored by Pearson – titled “If OER is the answer, what is the question?” OER often shine in their variety and ability to deepen resources for niche topics. ” The article poses three questions and answers them. ” As we see in other areas (e.g.,
Edsurge
MAY 23, 2019
College leaders stress that professors retain as much academic freedom as ever to choose which books to assign. But department leaders are encouraging professors to take a close look at the Cengage books to get the deal. If they felt that Cengage is not as strong and Pearson is better, they kept with the Pearson.”
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
160 
Let's personalize your content